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
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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