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What happens if the cartilage is missing from the neck vertebrae?

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Dr. Edward Hellman answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Depends: It depends in part in what you mean. Some people have a congenital fusion of two cervical vertebrae, which usually does not cause symptoms. Others may have a loss in cartilage secondary to degeneration and can have neck and arm pain and headaches.

Answered 6/21/2018

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