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PubMed2003

Congenital absence of the posterior elements of C2 vertebra: a case report.

A rare case of the complete absence of the posterior elements of C2 is reported. The patient presented with neck pain without any neurological deficits and radiology revealed a mobile, partially reducible dislocation of the C2 over C3 vertebra. A posterior fusion utilizing a contour rod, sublaminar wire fixation, and onlay bone grafts between the occiput and the C3 vertebra was performed for spinal stability.

Adult↗
PubMed1999

Trivial injuries, associated congenital anomaly and medicolegal interpretation of death.

Congenital hypoplasia of the odontoid process is a relatively rare phenomenon. A case is presented of a 12-year-old girl who was admitted to hospital with a history of having sustained trivial external injuries when falling after an alleged push. Later, she developed signs of compression of the spinal cord in the cervical region, resulting in quadriplegia and muscle wasting. A laminectomy was performed to relieve the symptoms but the child died 2 1/2 months later. Autopsy revealed a congenital anomaly of the atlas and axis vertebrae in the form of hypoplasia of the dens. The case being associated with a criminal assault, the post-mortem analysis and autopsy were significant in resolving medicolegal issues pertaining to the assailant, the operating surgeon and the law-enforcement agencies.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1979

The rotational component in the dynamics of the C2-3 spinal segment.

The technique of the PA axial projection of the arches of the upper cervical vertebrae into the occipital foramen and the normal findings, are described. The influence of maximum forced anteflexion at the craniocervical junction and rotation of the head on the relations of atlas and axis is demonstrated. It seems that in this position rotation at atlas-axis level is restricted and partly transmitted to the C2-3 segment. Thus, selective clinical examination of the rotational component of the dynamics at C2-3 can be achieved and the pathological restrictions of movement can be assessed.

Axis, Cervical Vertebra↗