Progressively Unstable C2 Spondylolysis Requiring Spinal Fusion: Case Report
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Progressively Unstable C2 Spondylolysis Requiring Spinal Fusion: Case Report
Cervical spondylolysis is a rare condition defined as a corticated cleft at the pars interarticularis in the cervical spine. This is the case of C2 spondylolysis demonstrating progressive significant instability, which was successfully treated by anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with cervical anterior plate. We describe a 20-year-old female with C2 spondylolysis presenting with pr...
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عنوان ژورنال: Neurologia medico-chirurgica
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0470-8105,1349-8029
DOI: 10.2176/nmc.cr.2013-0223