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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume, Vol 87-B, Issue 2, 257-259.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.87B2.15560  
Copyright © 2005 by British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
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Cervical myelopathy caused by an exostosis of the posterior arch of C1

Y. S. Chooi, MBBS, MS Orth, Orthopaedic Surgeon; Y. S. Siow, MBBS, MS Orth, Orthopaedic Surgeon; and C. S. Chong, MBBS, MS Orth, Orthopaedic Surgeon

Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Kuala Lumpur General Hospital, Jalan Pahang, 50586 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Malaya Medical Centre, Pantai Valley, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Correspondence should be sent to Dr Y. S. Chooi; e-mail: chooiys{at}yahoo.com

We report a case of vertebral osteochondroma of C1 causing cord compression and myelopathy in a patient with hereditary multiple exostosis. We highlight the importance of early diagnosis and the appropriate surgery in order to obtain a satisfactory outcome.






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