1 Department of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China;
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Tsinghua University Yuquan Hospital, Beijing 100040, China
Rare bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis:Report of four cases and a literature review
1 Department of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China;
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Tsinghua University Yuquan Hospital, Beijing 100040, China
摘要 Objective: To review and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment C3 of bilateral cervical spondylolysis. Methods: This was a retrospective review of the clinical features, imaginge findings, and treatment of 4 cases of bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis, with a review of the literature. Results: A 21-year-old woman, a 26-year-old man, a 14-year-old boy, and a 46-year-old man were diagnosed with bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis. The patients had characteristic bilateral clefts between the articular pillar and the facets of C3, as well as spina bifida on CT. Although spondylolisthesis was not observed, spinal cord compression was definitive. All patients underwent posterior decompression with satisfactory results. Conclusions: C3 cervical spondylolysis is rare condition. The cause is most likely congenital. Diagnosis is dependent on characteristic radiological features. Surgical treatment is the first choice.
Abstract: Objective: To review and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment C3 of bilateral cervical spondylolysis. Methods: This was a retrospective review of the clinical features, imaginge findings, and treatment of 4 cases of bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis, with a review of the literature. Results: A 21-year-old woman, a 26-year-old man, a 14-year-old boy, and a 46-year-old man were diagnosed with bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis. The patients had characteristic bilateral clefts between the articular pillar and the facets of C3, as well as spina bifida on CT. Although spondylolisthesis was not observed, spinal cord compression was definitive. All patients underwent posterior decompression with satisfactory results. Conclusions: C3 cervical spondylolysis is rare condition. The cause is most likely congenital. Diagnosis is dependent on characteristic radiological features. Surgical treatment is the first choice.
Huaiyu Tong, Hongzhen Jiang, Xinguang Yu, Yuanzheng Zhang. Rare bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis:Report of four cases and a literature review[J]. 临床转化神经科学, 2015, 1(2): 92-96.
Huaiyu Tong, Hongzhen Jiang, Xinguang Yu, Yuanzheng Zhang. Rare bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis:Report of four cases and a literature review. Translational Neuroscience and Clinics, 2015, 1(2): 92-96.
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