ATYPICAL PRESENTATION OF CLAY SHOVELER’S FRACTURE :A case report and literature review

Clay shoveler’s fracture causes disruption of the spinous processes at the lower cervical and upper thoracic vertebrae. This is the first reported case of an atypical Clayshoveler’s fracture at Babcock university teaching Hospital,Ogun-state, Nigeria.It involved a 62-year-old male travelling in thesouth-western region of Nigeria who was invloved in a Road traffic accident and presented with pain at the posterior aspect of the neck.