Neck pain and stiffness after trauma can be caused by congenital defects in the posterior arch of the atlas. A case is described followed by a description of the pathology, classification, diagnosis and treatment of such defects. The importance of differentiating such defects from fractures in an acute trauma situation is discussed.
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