Table 3.
Mean and standard deviation of anatomical dimensions of the vertebral body height and intervertebral disc height of human and porcine vertebrae
| Vertebra | VBHa | VBHc | VBHp | IDH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human | Porcine | Human | Porcine | Human | Porcine | Human | Porcine | |
| C3 | 14.2 (0.7) | 14.9 (1.8) | 12.6 (0.7) | 13.1 (2.0) | 15.1 (1.1) | 14.6 (1.9) | 6.1 (0.5) | 3.6 (0.5) |
| C4 | 14.5 (1.3) | 15.0 (2.0) | 12.4 (1.4) | 13.2 (1.9) | 14.6 (1.1) | 14.3 (2.0) | 5.8 (1.5) | 3.7 (0.5) |
| C5 | 13.4 (1.1) | 15.4 (2.1) | 12.1 (2.1) | 13.3 (2.1) | 14.2 (1.0) | 14.2 (2.1) | 4.5 (1.3) | 3.5 (0.5) |
| C6 | 14.0 (0.5) | 16.2 (1.9) | 12.2 (1.9) | 13.8 (1.9) | 13.9 (0.8) | 14.1 (1.9) | 4.4 (1.0) | 3.3 (0.4) |
| C7 | 15.7 (0.5) | 16.9 (2.7) | 14.3 (2.0) | 15.2 (2.0) | 15.9 (0.7) | 15.2 (2.1) | 4.7 (0.7) | 2.3 (0.6) |
| T1 | 17.3 (0.8) | 18.4 (2.2) | 16.1 (0.5) | 17.2 (2.4) | 18.8 (1.0) | 16.8 (2.2) | 5.0 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.3) |
| T2 | 17.9 (1.4) | 18.8 (2.3) | 16.7 (0.9) | 18.1 (2.4) | 19.1 (0.8) | 18.2 (2.1) | 4.5 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.5) |
| T3 | 19.3 (0.8) | 19.0 (2.2) | 17.5 (0.4) | 18.3 (2.2) | 19.6 (1.0) | 18.6 (2.3) | 4.7 (0.8) | 2.5 (0.5) |
| T4 | 19.9 (0.8) | 18.9 (1.9) | 17.9 (0.8) | 18.5 (2.6) | 20.6 (1.2) | 18.8 (2.3) | 4.7 (0.3) | 2.5 (0.6) |
| T5 | 19.1 (3.2) | 19.2 (2.3) | 17.6 (2.5) | 18.3 (2.2) | 21.0 (1.6) | 18.9 (2.5) | 4.8 (1.1) | 2.3 (0.2) |
| T6 | 19.1 (3.0) | 19.3 (2.2) | 18.1 (2.5) | 18.9 (2.4) | 21.7 (2.0) | 19.1 (2.5) | 5.3 (1.1) | 2.0 (0.3) |
| T7 | 19.8 (1.1) | 19.4 (2.4) | 19.3 (1.6) | 18.9 (2.2) | 22.4 (1.7) | 19.3 (2.1) | 5.2 (0.7) | 2.1 (0.4) |
| T8 | 20.1 (2.8) | 19.8 (2.4) | 19.8 (1.2) | 19.5 (2.2) | 22.7 (1.5) | 19.9 (2.1) | 4.9 (1.1) | 2.1 (0.2) |
| T9 | 21.4 (1.6) | 20.2 (2.5) | 21.3 (1.2) | 19.7 (2.4) | 23.7 (2.0) | 20.3 (2.5) | 4.8 (1.0) | 1.9 (0.4) |
| T10 | 23.3 (1.6) | 20.7 (2.5) | 22.2 (1.6) | 20.3 (2.6) | 25.3 (1.6) | 20.9 (2.7) | 5.9 (1.5) | 2.3 (0.3) |
| T11 | 24.2 (1.9) | 21.1 (2.6) | 24.2 (1.3) | 20.6 (2.5) | 27.1 (1.9) | 21.0 (2.9) | 6.1 (1.8) | 2.0 (0.4) |
| T12 | 25.6 (1.6) | 21.1 (2.7) | 25.5 (1.3) | 20.8 (2.7) | 28.5 (0.9) | 21.6 (2.8) | 9.3 (2.1) | 2.4 (0.6) |
| T13 | 21.5 (2.9) | 21.0 (2.7) | 22.1 (2.4) | 2.2 (0.5) | ||||
| T14 | 22.0 (2.7) | 21.3 (2.8) | 22.4 (2.4) | 2.7 (0.5) | ||||
| T15 | 22.3 (3.2) | 22.1 (2.9) | 22.7 (2.7) | 2.7 (0.4) | ||||
| L1 | 25.5 (2.5) | 23.6 (3.3) | 24.5 (4.8) | 22.6 (2.8) | 28.5 (2.5) | 23.7 (2.3) | 10.3 (3.2) | 2.7 (0.5) |
| L2 | 27.3 (2.8) | 23.8 (3.3) | 24.7 (3.6) | 23.4 (2.7) | 29.8 (1.2) | 24.0 (2.9) | 11.5 (2.3) | 2.9 (0.4) |
| L3 | 28.7 (1.9) | 24.7 (3.1) | 25.5 (0.8) | 23.4 (2.9) | 29.8 (1.0) | 24.4 (2.4) | 11.8 (2.1) | 2.6 (0.8) |
| L4 | 27.8 (2.4) | 24.8 (3.5) | 24.1 (3.4) | 24.0 (3.2) | 28.0 (2.1) | 24.9 (3.0) | 12.7 (2.6) | 2.7 (0.9) |
| L5 | 29.5 (1.4) | 24.7 (3.7) | 25.3 (1.8) | 23.9 (3.7) | 24.9 (3.8) | 25.0 (3.0) | 8.8 (3.2) | 3.0 (0.8) |
| L6 | 23.9 (3.2) | 23.0 (3.7) | 23.4 (3.3) | 2.9 (0.9) | ||||
Values in parenthesis represent the standard deviation. All dimensions are in mm
VBHa vertebral body height anterior, VBHc vertebral boy height central, VBHp vertebral body height posterior, IDH intervertebral disc height