Adult cervical spondylolysis: a case report

A case of spondylolysis with exceptional involvement of the cervical spine is reported. The lesion turned out to be a defect in the pars interarticula ris of a cervical vertebra. Suche cases generally involve the sixth vertabr a. Spondylolysis is asymptomatic more often than not. Positive diagnosis is supported by an: analysis of the anatomic structures on radiographs and CT -scans. Differential diagnoses include congenital lesion (articular dysplas ia) is always found, there is no argument allowing the assertion that cervi cal spondylolysis is a congenital condition rather than secondary to stress fractures.