Cervical Spondylolisthesis C6-C7 in a Young Wrestler: Case Report

Abstract

We present both the clinical and radiographic data of a 15-year-old boy, suffering from a lytic spondylolisthesis C6-C7 and treated by circumferential fusion.

Zusammenfassung

Wir stellen klinische und radiologische Befunde eines 15jährigen Jungen mit einer lytischen Spondylolisthese C6-C7 dar, die mit einer ventro-dorsalen Stabilisierung und Fusion therapiert wurde.

Key words

spine - bones - Implants - spondylolisthesis

Schlüsselwörter

Wirbelsäule - Knochen - Implantate - Spondylolisthese

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