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One hundred and forty-five patients presenting with symptoms of cervical myelopathy were treated surgically. Eight of these patients (5.5%) showed congenital block vertebrae C2-C3. The relationship between this congenital anomaly and the occurrence of spondylotic myelo-radiculopathy is discussed.
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de Graaff, R. Congenital block vertebrae C2-C3 in patients with cervical myelopathy. Acta neurochir 61, 111–126 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01740076
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