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. 2006 Nov 17;32(1):97–101. doi: 10.1007/s00264-006-0286-5

Table 2.

Inclination of superior facet of C3–7 measured on 30 dried cervical spines (mean ± standard deviation)

Level	Transverse plane^a		Sagittal plane^b
	Right	Left	Right	Left
C3	49.5 ± 4.1°	51.7 ± 5.2°	69.8 ± 11.1°	70.9 ± 10.7°
C4	44.5 ± 6.2°	45.3 ± 4.6°	77.2 ± 9.3°	79.8 ± 11.5°
C5	40.5 ± 5.1°	39.8 ± 6.7°	91.8 ± 10.9°	90.7 ± 9.8°
C6	42.3 ± 4.4°	43.2 ± 5.4°	92.3 ± 11.5°	93.5 ± 9.4°
C7	44.2 ± 4.6°	45.8 ± 6.2°	94.5 ± 7.7°	94.3 ± 10.2°

^aAngulations of cervical superior facet with respect to transverse plane

^bAngulations of cervical superior facet with respect to sagittal plane