Posterior Arch Defects of the Atlas - A Report of Two Cases and Literature Review
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The patient denied irradiation of the pain and the neurological exam was completely normal. A neck radiograph was obtained, showing a defect in the posterior arch of the atlas (Figure 1). This defect was posteriorly evaluated with a CT-scan and better documented as a segmental aplasia of both hemiarches (Figure 2). Providing the lack of neurological symptoms, the patient was treated conservatively.
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تاریخ انتشار 2017