Three horses that were presented for computed tomography (CT) examination of the head and cranial cervical spine in which marked mineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament of the dens was identified on CT examination are described. There are currently no reports of mineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament in horses in the literature. Although the significance of this finding to the presenting clinical problems in the cases described remains speculative, an association between mineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament and compatible clinical signs merits further investigation. The purpose of this case report is to describe three cases with mineralisation of the longitudinal odontoid ligament as identified on CT examination.

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计算机断层扫描检查发现三匹马的纵向齿状韧带矿化

介绍了三头用于头颅和颈椎的计算机断层扫描（CT）检查的马，其中在CT检查中发现了牙本质的纵向齿状韧带明显矿化。在文献中，目前尚无马纵向齿状韧带矿化的报道。尽管这一发现对描述的病例中出现的临床问题的重要性仍是推测性的，但纵向齿状韧带的矿化和相容的临床体征之间的关联值得进一步研究。本病例报告的目的是描述3例CT检查确定的纵向齿状韧带矿化的病例。