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. 2009 Mar 12;4(3):e4836. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004836

Figure 2. The site of the measurements in L4 vertebra.

Figure 2

A: anteroposterior dimension; B: Maximum mediolateral width; C: Minimum mediolateral width; D: posterior height; E. medial height; F: anterior height. Vertebral dimensions in the study populations. L4AP = anteroposterior measurement of L4, L4CSA = vertebral cross sectional area of L4 where CSA = π•a•b, in this case a =  vertebral width/2 and b =  vertebral depth/2. Independent samples test, t-test for equality of means (medieval and modern samples compared) * = p<0.05, ** = p<0.01, *** = p<0.001.