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Cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging showing cervical canal stenosis.
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A 67-year-old female originally underwent a cervical laminectomy with lateral mass fixation (from C3 to C6) for cervical canal stenosis [Figures 1 and 2].
Postoperative X-ray of cervical spine lateral view showing lateral mass fixation.
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A 67-year-old female originally underwent a cervical laminectomy with lateral mass fixation (from C3 to C6) for cervical canal stenosis [Figures 1 and 2].
Computed tomography scan of cervical spine and skull coronal cut showing migration of the left-sided connecting rod into the right posterior cranial fossa through the foramen magnum and malposition of the right-sided rod.
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The computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain and cervical spine showed migration of the left-sided connecting rod into the posterior fossa through the foramen magnum with accompanying malpositioning of the right-sided rod [Figure 3].