The period prevalence of congenital cervical spine anomalies and the association between the congenital anomalies with the subject's presenting clinical features

Abstract

This research study was designed in the form of a quantitative, non-experimental, empirical clinical survey.

Objectives: 1) To determine the period prevalence (1 January 1997 – 31 December 2004) of congenital cervical spine anomalies. 2) To determine if there is any association between the presenting clinical features and the congenital cervical spine anomalies in general. 3) To determine if there is any association between the presenting clinical features and individual congenital cervical spine anomalies. 4) To compare subjects presenting clinical features with reported clinical features from literature.