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Table 3 The cortical thickness of cervical pedicles in width and height dimension*

From: Morphometric evaluation of subaxial cervical spine using multi-detector computerized tomography (MD-CT) scan: the consideration for cervical pedicle screws fixation

Vertebra

Width dimension

Height dimension

 

Right

Left

Right

Left

C3

2.42[2.18-2.66]

2.28[2.01-2.55]

2.80[2.55-3.05]

2.82[2.53-3.07]

C4

2.46[2.22-2.70]

2.29[2.02-2.56]

2.83[2.58-3.08]

2.94[2.69-3.19]

C5

2.56[2.30-2.82]

2.45[2.17-2.73]

2.84[2.61-3.07]

2.75[2.51-2.99]

C6

2.55[2.26-2.84]

2.43[2.17-2.69]

2.78[2.45-3.05]

2.77[2.49-3.05]

C7

2.72[2.40-3.04]

2.51[2.18-2.84]

2.90[2.62-3.18]

2.90[2.61-3.19]

  1. Data showed by difference in means [95% confidence interval] in mm.; *calculated by Unpaired t test.