Block vertebra

Case contributed by Bahman Rasuli
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Neck pain.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Male
x-ray
Frontal
Lateral
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Fusion of the anterior and posterior elements of C2/C3 vertebrae with loss of intervening disc space.

Case Discussion

Block vertebra is a congenital vertebral anomaly in which there is a fusion of two or more vertebral bodies secondary to failure of their separation.

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