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| Year : 2003 | Volume
: 51
| Issue : 2 | Page : 250--251 |
Congenital absence of the posterior elements of C2 vertebra: A case report
P Trivedi, KH Vyas, S Behari
Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow-226014, UP, India
Correspondence Address:
S Behari
Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow-226014. UP.
India
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PMID: 14571017 
A rare case of the complete absence of the posterior elements of C2 is reported. The patient presented with neck pain without any neurological deficits and radiology revealed a mobile, partially reducible dislocation of the C2 over C3 vertebra. A posterior fusion utilizing a contour rod, sublaminar wire fixation, and onlay bone grafts between the occiput and the C3 vertebra was performed for spinal stability.
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