Sagittal morphometry of intervertebral spaces in subaxial cervical region of asymptomatic Chinese

• Published in: European spine journal Vol. 33; no. 10; pp. 3933 - 3940
• Main Authors: Shi, Huihong, Liu, Song, Hu, Wenjun, Chen, Jianan, Chen, Yanbo, Lin, Youxi, Liao, Nianchun, Huang, Dongsheng, Gao, Wenjie, Liang, Anjing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.10.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Aged; Asymptomatic; Bone surgery; Cervical Vertebrae - anatomy & histology; Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging; Cervical Vertebrae - surgery; China; East Asian People; Female; Females; Humans; Intervertebral Disc - anatomy & histology; Intervertebral Disc - diagnostic imaging; Intervertebral Disc - surgery; Lordosis - diagnostic imaging; Lordosis - surgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Males; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Middle Aged; Morphometry; Neurosurgery; Original Article; Population studies; Radiography; Surgical Orthopedics; Young Adult; China; Radiography; Sagittal cervical anatomy; Morphometry; Mismatch; Cervical spine

Purpose This study aimed to quantify and evaluate morphology of intervertebral space between neighboring cervical units using radiographic imaging indices, to help spine surgeons when performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery on the Chinese population. Methods The background...