Open AccessCongenital Absence of the Posterior Arch of the Atlas with Concomitant Fusion to the Axis: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Wenxian Png,
Hwee Weng Dennis Hey,
Kapil Mohan,
Wai-Mun Yue
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of orthopaedic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 40
eISSN - 2309-4990
pISSN - 1022-5536
DOI - 10.1177/230949901502300331
Subject(s) - medicine , atlas (anatomy) , concomitant , anatomy , lateral mass , arch , surgery , cervical spine , civil engineering , engineering
We present a 52-year-old man with congenital absence of the posterior arch of the atlas and concomitant fusion of the posterior tubercle of the atlas to the spinal process of the axis. He had normal reflexes and no motor deficit. He underwent C3-C7 laminoplasty and achieved good outcome.
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