case_images: PMC8720474_01
case_images: CT scan (image a and b) reveals stenosis of the canal at the level of the first cervical vertebra, with no fissures along the entire extension of the posterior arch of CMRI (image c) reveals compression in the cervical segment of the spinal cord.
case_images: SNI-12-623-g001.jpg
case_images: PMC8720474_01_SNI-12-623-g001.jpg
case_images: F1
case_images: Comparative images of the C1 posterior arch hypoplasia (d and e) and after its surgical laminectomy (f and g).
case_images: SNI-12-623-g002.jpg
case_images: PMC8720474_01_SNI-12-623-g002.jpg
case_images: F2
case_images: The patient underwent a minimally invasive C1 midline laminectomy (i.e., resection of the C1 posterior arch) without a fusion (i.e., facet joints and soft tissues preserved) [Figure 2].