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. 2017 Aug 22;5(10):1718-1719.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1144. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Hemivertebra of the cervical spine: an uncommon background for neck pain, cervical scoliosis, and torticollis

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Hemivertebra of the cervical spine: an uncommon background for neck pain, cervical scoliosis, and torticollis

Stylianos Kapetanakis et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 15-year-old female patient presented with neck pain accompanied by cervical scoliosis, on the existence of torticollis. Although rare, hemivertebra of the cervical spine is a congenital deformation associated with these three clinical features.

Keywords: Cervical scoliosis; hemivertebra; neck pain; torticollis.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Static lateral X‐ray of the cervical spine. The C3 hemivertebra is marked with a white asterisk.
Figure 2
Figure 2
3D CT reconstruction of the cervical spine. The C3 hemivertebra is marked with a black asterisk.

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