Rare bilateral C6 spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in an adolescent athlete: evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computerized tomography

Mohammed F Amin; Anthony V Mollano; Stuart L Weinstein; George Y El-Khoury

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Rare bilateral C6 spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in an adolescent athlete: evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computerized tomography

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Rare bilateral C6 spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in an adolescent athlete: evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computerized tomography

Mohammed F Amin, Anthony V Mollano, Stuart L Weinstein and George Y El-Khoury

Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976), Vol.31(21), pp.E823-E825

10/01/2006

DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000238656.65022.3d

PMID: 17023845

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Abstract

Case report. To show a rare case of cervical spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis secondary to bilateral stress fractures at the pedicle laminar junction of C6 in a 16-year-old athlete playing high school baseball. The patient presented with 3 months of neck pain and intermittent right arm radicular symptoms. Plain radiographs and multidetector computerized tomography (CT) of the cervical spines. Plain radiographs revealed loss of lower cervical lordosis. Multidetector CT indicated bilateral C6 spondylolysis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed bilateral marrow edema at the pedicle laminar junction of C6. Treatment included placing his neck in a Philadelphia collar for 6 weeks. Follow-up CT revealed progression of healing. Early diagnosis and appropriate management of these cases are important to promote healing.

Spinal Fractures - diagnosis

Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging

Spondylolysis - diagnosis

Humans

Weight Lifting

Male

Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Spondylolysis - diagnostic imaging

Spondylolisthesis - diagnostic imaging

Spinal Fractures - diagnostic imaging

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Baseball

Adolescent

Spondylolisthesis - diagnosis

Sports

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Title: Subtitle: Rare bilateral C6 spondylolysis and spondylolisthesis in an adolescent athlete: evaluation with magnetic resonance imaging and multidetector computerized tomography
Creators: Mohammed F Amin - Department of Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. Mohammed-amin@uiowa.edu
Anthony V Mollano
Stuart L Weinstein
George Y El-Khoury
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976), Vol.31(21), pp.E823-E825
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000238656.65022.3d
PMID: 17023845
NLM abbreviation: Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
ISSN: 0362-2436
eISSN: 1528-1159
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; United States
Language: English
Date published: 10/01/2006
Academic Unit: Radiology; Anatomy and Cell Biology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
Record Identifier: 9984040475102771

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