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What does csf is completely effaced at c5-c6 mean?
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Read on !: There are 7 cervical vertebrae It means that the disc between C5 and C6 has pressed on the space that has the CSF in it (SUBARACHNOID SPACE) By itself it does not mean much One has to take the symptoms and signs into consideration
Answered 3/29/2017
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