Affiliation:
1. Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
Abstract
Congenital absence of the anterior arch of the atlas is incredibly rare with only two cases reported previously in the literature. We present a third case of a medically fit patient who suffered neck trauma with an abnormal odontoid peg x-ray, which subsequently demonstrated a congenital non-fusion of the anterior vertebral arch of C1 on computed tomography. This case highlights the need to have an open diagnosis to include congenital anomaly when interpreting abnormal odontoid peg x-rays.
Publisher
Royal College of Surgeons of England
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