Anomalous rib presenting as cervical myelopathy: a previously unreported variant of Klippel-Feil syndrome
- 1 September 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) in Journal of Neurosurgery
- Vol. 75 (3) , 465-467
- https://doi.org/10.3171/jns.1991.75.3.0465
Abstract
A patient is reported with an anomalous rib that caused compression of the cervical spinal cord and presented with cervical myelopathy. This appears to be the first reported instance of this particular anomaly. The clinicoanatomical aspects of this case are discussed.Keywords
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