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The incidence of cervical myelopathy in Down’s syndrome patients secondary to abnormalities of the upper cervical spine have been well documented [3]. However, this study indicates that lower cervical spondylosis may prove to be more significant than upper cervical abnormalities as a causative factor of cervical spondylotic myelopathy in this group of patients.
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Whitecloud, T.S., Olive, P.M., Bennett, J.T. (1989). Cervical Myelopathy Secondary to Lower Cervical Spondylosis in Down’s Patients. In: Louis, R., Weidner, A. (eds) Cervical Spine II. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9055-5_32
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