Table 2 Dimensional parameters of the cervical pedicles obtained using MD-CT reconstruction

C3

Overall

4.81 ± 0.83

4.72 ± 0.95

0.54

2.39 ± 0.63

2.44 ± 0.68

0.64

5.78 ± 0.76

5.72 ± 0.72

0.62

2.98 ± 0.80

2.90 ± 0.79

0.54

Male

5.18 ± 0.81

5.18 ± 0.87

2.67 ± 0.66

2.75 ± 0.68

6.05 ± 0.66

6.05 ± 0.66

3.21 ± 0.75^ns

3.29 ± 0.81

Female

4.43 ± 0.68

4.27 ± 0.80

2.10 ± 0.45

2.13 ± 0.53

5.51 ± 0.76

5.40 ± 0.64

2.75 ± 0.79

2.51 ± 0.55

C4

Overall

4.85 ± 0.85

4.87 ± 0.89

0.89

2.39 ± 0.59

2.58 ± 0.77

0.09

6.01 ± 0.80

5.98 ± 0.80

0.82

3.18 ± 0.77

3.04 ± 0.74

0.26

Male

5.10 ± 0.87^#

5.24 ± 0.76

2.56 ± 0.64^ns

2.89 ± 0.73

6.37 ± 0.72

6.32 ± 0.74

3.43 ± 0.80^#

3.35 ± 0.75

Female

4.59 ± 0.76

4.51 ± 0.86

2.21 ± 0.47

2.27 ± 0.69

5.64 ± 0.71

5.64 ± 0.71

2.94 ± 0.66

2.72 ± 0.60

C5

Overall

5.28 ± 0.88

5.28 ± 0.94

>0.99

2.72 ± 0.72

2.83 ± 0.77

0.37

5.81 ± 0.71

5.77 ± 0.76

0.74

2.97 ± 0.73

3.02 ± 0.70

0.67

Male

5.64 ± 0.85

5.78 ± 0.82

2.91 ± 0.79^ns

3.10 ± 0.65^#

6.16 ± 0.60

6.02 ± 0.64

3.21 ± 0.62^ns

3.24 ± 0.59^#

Female

4.91 ± 0.75

4.78 ± 0.78

2.54 ± 0.60

2.56 ± 0.80

5.45 ± 0.64

5.51 ± 0.80

2.72 ± 0.76

2.81 ± 0.73

C6

Overall

5.50 ± 0.98

5.51 ± 0.87

0.94

2.95 ± 0.81

3.08 ± 0.75

0.31

5.90 ± 0.87

5.94 ± 0.80

0.77

3.13 ± 0.86

3.12 ± 0.70

0.93

Male

5.72 ± 1.01^ns

5.78 ± 0.88^#

3.16 ± 0.83^#

3.24 ± 0.79^ns

6.13 ± 0.88^#

6.24 ± 0.68^ns

3.48 ± 0.83

3.40 ± 0.68

Female

5.27 ± 0.90

5.24 ± 0.79

2.75 ± 0.76

2.91 ± 0.68

5.67 ± 0.81

5.64 ± 0.82

2.78 ± 0.75

2.83 ± 0.60

C7

Overall

6.54 ± 0.99

6.60 ± 1.00

0.72

3.82 ± 0.98

4.09 ± 1.03

0.10

6.83 ± 0.82

6.72 ± 0.91

0.44

3.93 ± 0.92

3.82 ± 0.86

0.45

Male

6.91 ± 1.03

7.00 ± 0.97

4.27 ± 0.93

4.51 ± 0.96

7.21 ± 0.71

7.05 ± 0.77

4.37 ± 0.79

4.13 ± 0.78

Female

6.16 ± 0.79

6.21 ± 0.88

3.37 ± 0.82

3.67 ± 0.94

6.45 ± 0.76

6.40 ± 0.92

3.48 ± 0.83

3.51 ± 0.83