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Congenital absence of a pedicle in the cervical spine

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A case of agenesis of a pedicle of the cervical spine and its clinical course, posing difficulties in the differential diagnosis, is reviewed.

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  1. S. Tiyaworabun

    Present address: Department of Neurosurgery, Düsseldorf University Hospital, Düsseldorf, Germany

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Tiyaworabun, S., Beeko, D. & Bock, W.J. Congenital absence of a pedicle in the cervical spine. Acta neurochir 61, 303–317 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01743874

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