Management of a patient with a lamina fracture of the sixth cervical vertebra and concomitant subluxation.

Objective: To discuss the chiropractic management of a patient who sustained a unilateral lamina fracture of the sixth cervical vertebra.

Clinical Features: The patient had suffered cervical trauma from a motor vehicle accident. Clinical evaluation revealed acute global neck pain with associated left arm radiculitis and approximately 75% loss of useful left-arm motor function.