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. 2005 Dec 23;15(12):1845–1851. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0035-2

Table 1.

Intervertebral disc, maximum nucleus pulposus, superior and inferior endplate heights (mm)

Disc level Intervertebral disc height Maximum nucleus pulposus height Superior endplate height Inferior endplate height
Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD Mean SD
C5–C6 2.93 0.11 0.78 0.14 0.61 0.03 0.65 0.02
T3–T4 2.88 0.1 0.79 0.11 0.62 0.09 0.66 0.09
T9–T10 3.99 0.66 1.34 0.13 0.68 0.02 0.73 0.04
L2–L3 5.33 0.40 1.48 0.26 0.79 0.12 0.91 0.148
L4–L5 5.01 0.77 1.68 0.24 0.95 0.07 1.05 0.04