Presentation
Pedestrian that got hit by a slowly moving car, fell and bumped her head.
Patient Data
Age: 30 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Vertebral segmentation defects
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Small right parietal scalp hematoma (not shown).
Partial assimilation of the C1 vertebra and the occiput on the left.
The atlantodental interval is 5 mm and the C2 vertebra exhibits an anterior "belly".
C5-C6 block vertebra.
From the case:
Vertebral segmentation defects
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Chest X ray normal except for T3 right hemivertebra and left hemivertebra between T4 and T5 with resultant upper thoracic scoliosis.
Case Discussion
This patient has several segmentation defects of the vertebrae: