Open AccessHemivertebra of the cervical spine: an uncommon background for neck pain, cervical scoliosis, and torticollis
Author(s) -
Kapetanakis Stylianos,
Gkasdaris Grigorios,
Nastoulis Evangelos,
Stavrev Vladimir
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.1144
Subject(s) - medicine , neck pain , cervical spine , torticollis , scoliosis , surgery , cervical vertebrae , pathology , alternative medicine
Key Clinical Message 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.