Table 6.

Anatomical intersegmental spine comparisons across spinal segments.

Anatomical landmark
IL		ND
MVFL	L4-L5	L5-L6, p < 0.01
	L5-L6	L1-L2, p < 0.05; L2-L3, p < 0.01; L3-L4, p < 0.001
ISPL	L4-L5	L5-L6, p < 0.05
	L5-L6	L2-L3, L3-L4, p < 0.05
VBL	L6	L1, p < 0.01, L2, L3, L4, L5, p < 0.001

ANOVA test. All pairwise multiple comparison (Holm-Sidak method). Nomenclature: IL, intervertebral length; MVFL, Midvertebrae foramen length; ISPL, Intervertebral spinous process length; VBL, vertebral bone length. ND, No statistical differences were found.