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Ossified longitudinal ligament causing same level cord contusion in a case of Klippel-Feil syndrome
Author(s) -
Amit Agrawal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
romanian neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-4959
pISSN - 1220-8841
DOI - 10.33962/roneuro-2021-019
Subject(s) - medicine , klippel–feil syndrome , cord , cervical vertebrae , surgery , cervical spine , anatomy
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a congenital fusion of two or more cervical vertebrae due to faulty segmentation of the vertebral axis during gestation. (1-5) These patients present with a constellation of manifestations and are typically prone to cervical cord injury after a minor fall or a major traumatic episode. (2, 5-8) 34 years old gentlemen, a plumber by profession presented with a history of slipped and fall about two stairs height while he was working.