title: Malformation of a cervical facet joint with inclusion of an arthrolith. Case report.
abstract: The authors present the case of a 49-year-old man with an isolated malformation of the left cervical facet joint at C5-6, with secondary spondylarthrotic hypertrophy of the joint leading to involvement of the C-6 nerve root. The etiology of this cervical joint malformation is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgical Clinic, Bundesknappschaft, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bergmannsheil, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Prestar
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Potthoff
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed