Congenital absence of a cervical spine pedicle. Incidental finding in patient with cervical pain. Diagnostic approach by helical CT

Congenital absence of a cervical pedicle is usually an incidental finding in radiological studies made after trauma in patients with cervical pain. We report the case of a patient with congenital absence of the right pedicle in a cervical vertebra. Recognition of this anomaly is important to avoid c...

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Published inNeurocirugía (Asturias, Spain) Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 476 - 479
Main Authors Morales-Cano, M D, Vázquez-Saez, V, Reus-Pintado, M, Climent-Oltra, V, Martínez Pérez, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published Spain 01.10.2004
Subjects
Adult
Cervical Vertebrae - abnormalities
Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Female
Humans
Pain - diagnosis
Severity of Illness Index
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Congenital absence of a cervical pedicle is usually an incidental finding in radiological studies made after trauma in patients with cervical pain. We report the case of a patient with congenital absence of the right pedicle in a cervical vertebra. Recognition of this anomaly is important to avoid confusion with more clinically significant anomalies, such as unilateral facet dislocation, that may result in inappropriate surgical intervention.
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ISSN:1130-1473