Hemivertebra of the cervical spine: an uncommon background for neck pain, cervical scoliosis, and torticollis

Clin Case Rep. 2017 Aug 22;5(10):1718-1719. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1144. eCollection 2017 Oct.

Abstract

A 15-year-old female patient presented with neck pain accompanied by cervical scoliosis, on the existence of torticollis. Although rare, hemivertebra of the cervical spine is a congenital deformation associated with these three clinical features.

Keywords: Cervical scoliosis; hemivertebra; neck pain; torticollis.