Open AccessMorphometric Analysis of Sub-axial Cervical Vertebrae and Its Surgical Implications
Author(s) -
Sandeep Saluja,
Sachin Patil,
Neelam Vasudeva
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/15053.6808
Subject(s) - calipers , anatomy , cervical vertebrae , medicine , transverse diameter , population , orthodontics , cervical spine , surgery , mathematics , geometry , environmental health
The predilection of the cervical spine to a wide array of traumatic, degenerative and neoplastic diseases necessitates frequent surgical interventions. For successful surgical management of these conditions, a detailed anatomical knowledge of the cervical spine is required but variability in vertebral dimensions exists amongst different races and prevents the standardization of measurements.