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 in | Neurocirugía (Asturias, Spain) Vol. 15; no. 5; pp. 476 - 479 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Spanish |
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Spain
01.10.2004
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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 |