Central Cord Syndrome
17 Central Cord Syndrome Scott J. Paquette and Brian K. Kwon Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 55-year-old woman presented to the emergency room after tripping forward in an…
Odontoid Fracture Nonunion
24 Odontoid Fracture Nonunion Jeffrey J. Laurent and Mark N. Hadley Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A healthy 26-year-old woman presented with long-standing neck pain and base-of-skull headaches. Her…
Cervical Fractures in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis
22 Cervical Fractures in Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostois Grigory Goldberg, Kornelis A. Poelstra, and Todd J. Albert Case Presentation History and Physical Examination The patient, a 73-year-old male, was involved…
Subaxial Subluxation of the Rheumatoid Cervical Spine
13 Subaxial Subluxation of the Rheumatoid Cervical Spine Thomas J. Gillon and Jonathan N. Grauer Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 54-year-old female patient with a past medical history…
C1 Ring Fractures
25 C1 Ring Fractures Kirkham Wood Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 27-year-old male with a history of psychiatric disorders fell down a flight of stairs and presented to…
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Occiput—Cl–C2
12 Rheumatoid Arthritis: Occiput–C1–C2 Russel C. Huang, Raja Taunk, Federico P. Girardi, and Frank P. Cammisa Jr. Case Presentation History and Physical Examination The patient is a 70-year-old male with…
Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Anterior Cervical Approach
1 Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: Anterior Cervical Approach Jeffrey A. Rihn, Joon Yung Lee, and James D. Kang Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 48-year-old woman presented…
Primary Osseous Tumors of the Cervical Spine
9 Primary Osseous Tumors of the Cervical Spine Rex A W. Marco Case Presentation A 17-year-old male presented with vertebral plana at the cervicothoracic junction. He complained of pain and…
Metastatic Tumors of the Cervical Spine
10 Metastatic Tumors of the Cervical Spine Mark H. Bilsky Case Presentation History and Physical Examination A 33-year-old female presented in 1997 with a 3.5 cm left breast mass detected…
Adjacent Level Degeneration
7 Adjacent Level Degeneration Peter G. Whang and Alan S. Hilibrand Case Presentation History and Physical Examination S.M. is a 49-year-old male who initially presented 17 years ago with complaints…
