Congenital fusion C0-C2 associated with spondylolysis of C2.
This is the report of a very rare malformation at the cranio-cervical junction, including congenital occipito-cervical fusion C0-C2, spondylolysis of C2, and hypoplasia of the right vertebral artery. The malformation itself is part of a Klippel-Feil syndrome with sensory-neural hearing loss on the left side, congenital high thoracic scoliosis, rib agenesis on the right side, and kidney malformations on both sides.
Jeanneret
B
B
Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Magerl
F
F
D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019838:Neck Injuries; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D013169:Spondylolysis / Q000150:complications / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed