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Case Reports
. 2005 Feb;87(2):257-9.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620x.87b2.15560.

Cervical myelopathy caused by an exostosis of the posterior arch of C1

Y S Chooi  1 , Y S Siow, C S Chong
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Case Reports

Cervical myelopathy caused by an exostosis of the posterior arch of C1

Y S Chooi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2005 Feb.

Abstract

We report a case of vertebral osteochondroma of C1 causing cord compression and myelopathy in a patient with hereditary multiple exostosis. We highlight the importance of early diagnosis and the appropriate surgery in order to obtain a satisfactory outcome.

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