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A radiograph depicting the measurements of the bone length in the cervical spine. The height (H) and depth (D) of the C5 vertebral body was measured at the midportion of the body. The height of the C5 spinous process (SH) was defined as the distance from the cranial to the caudal rim at the juxta-laminar zone. The depth of the spinous process (SD) was measured from the midpoint of the anterior wall to that of the posterior rim.
