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Congenital absence of the posterior arch of the atlas: a benign anomaly?
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A 22-year-old woman presented after a road traffic accident. Cervical spine x rays showed congenital absence of the posterior arch of the atlas. Posterior arch aplasia can be complete or partial and is a rare condition. …
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Competing interests None.
Patient consent Obtained.
Ethics approval This study was conducted with the approval of the ethics committee of the Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; not externally peer reviewed
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