Objective: To review and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment C3 of bilateral cervical spondylolysis. Methods: This was a retrospective review of the clinical features, imaginge findings,and treatment of 4 ca...Objective: To review and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment C3 of bilateral cervical spondylolysis. Methods: This was a retrospective review of the clinical features, imaginge findings,and treatment of 4 cases of bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis, with a review of the literature. Results: A 21‐year‐old woman, a 26‐year‐old man, a 14‐year‐old boy, and a 46‐year‐old man were diagnosed with bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis. The patients had characteristic bilateral clefts between the articular pillar and the facets of C3, as well as spina bifida on CT. Although spondylolisthesis was not observed, spinal cord compression was definitive. All patients underwent posterior decompression with satisfactory results. Conclusions: C3 cervical spondylolysis is rare condition. The cause is most likely congenital. Diagnosis is dependent on characteristic radiological features. Surgical treatment is the first choice.展开更多
文摘Objective: To review and discuss the etiology, diagnosis and treatment C3 of bilateral cervical spondylolysis. Methods: This was a retrospective review of the clinical features, imaginge findings,and treatment of 4 cases of bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis, with a review of the literature. Results: A 21‐year‐old woman, a 26‐year‐old man, a 14‐year‐old boy, and a 46‐year‐old man were diagnosed with bilateral C3 cervical spondylolysis. The patients had characteristic bilateral clefts between the articular pillar and the facets of C3, as well as spina bifida on CT. Although spondylolisthesis was not observed, spinal cord compression was definitive. All patients underwent posterior decompression with satisfactory results. Conclusions: C3 cervical spondylolysis is rare condition. The cause is most likely congenital. Diagnosis is dependent on characteristic radiological features. Surgical treatment is the first choice.
