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Malformation of a cervical facet joint with inclusion of an arthrolith. Case report
1Neurosurgical Clinic, Bundesknappschaft, Knappschaftskrankenhaus Bergmannsheil, Gelsenkirchen-Buer, Germany.
Journal of Neurosurgery
|April 1, 1994
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.