Absent posterior element of axis vertebra with myelopathy treated with C2, C3, and C4 arthrodesis: A case report and review of literature

A congenital abnormality of the posterior element of the axis (C2) vertebra is extremely unusual, with just a few occurrences documented in the literature. The majority of individuals have no symptoms and are discovered by chance on plain radiography for neck discomfort, radiculopathy, or trauma. We...

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Autores principales: Singh, Deepak Kumar, Shankar, Diwakar, Chand, Vipin, Yadav, Kuldeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2022
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9894324/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36743756
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/JNRP-2021-11-41-R1-(2214)
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Sumario:A congenital abnormality of the posterior element of the axis (C2) vertebra is extremely unusual, with just a few occurrences documented in the literature. The majority of individuals have no symptoms and are discovered by chance on plain radiography for neck discomfort, radiculopathy, or trauma. We describe a case of a 13-year-old boy who was born without the posterior element of the C2 vertebrae, resulting in C2-C3 spinal instability and compressive myelopathy.

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