Compressive myelopathy due to C2-C3 spondyloptosis as a consequence of absent C2 posterior elements: A rare case/review of literature
Congenital anomalies of the C2 vertebra involving the odontoid process are relatively common but anomalies involving posterior elements (lamina) of C2 are rare. Here we describe one such rare case of a 20 year old female patient who presented with the features of high cervical myelopathy due to CVJ...
Main Authors: | Rashim Kataria, Mudit Mehrotra, Devendra K. Purohit, Nachiket Dharker |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751920306307 |
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