Congenital Absence of a Cervical Spine Pedicle : Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literature. |
Young Min Oh, Jong Pil Eun |
Department of Neurosurgery, Research Institute for Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School/Hospital, Jeonju, Korea. spineeun@chonbuk.ac.kr |
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ABSTRACT |
Congenital absence of a cervical spine pedicle is a rare clinical entity, and it is usually found incidentally on radiological studies performed after trauma in patients with cervical pain. We report two cases of congenital absence of a cervical spine pedicle and present a review of the literature. |
Key Words:
Congenital defects; Cervical vertebrae; Radiography |