Table 1.

Linear parameters of superior facet of C3–7 measured on 30 dried cervical spines (mean ± standard deviation). All values are in millimeters. VL vertical length, AP anteroposterior diameter, SL surface length

Level (N = 30)	VL		APD		SL
	Right	Left	Right	Left	Right	Left
C3	8.2 ± 0.6	8.4 ± 0.5	8.6 ± 0.5	8.7 ± 0.8	10.2 ± 1.1	10.5 ± 0.7
C4	8.4 ± 0.8	8.3 ± 0.6	8.9 ± 0.6	8.7 ± 1.2	9.7 ± 1.1	9.8 ± 0.8
C5	7.3 ± 0.9	7.5 ± 1.4	8.7 ± 1.2	8.6 ± 0.7	9.2 ± 1.3	9.4 ± 1.0
C6	6.9 ± 1.3	7.1 ± 0.9	7.7 ± 0.6	7.6 ± 0.8	8.3 ± 0.9	8.2 ± 0.7
C7	6.6 ± 1.3	6.8 ± 1.0	6.9 ± 1.6	6.8 ± 1.2	8.1 ± 1.1	7.9 ± 0.8