Differences of the Morphology of Subaxial Cervical Spine Endplates between Chinese and White Men and Women

Objective. The aim of this comparative anatomical study was to specifically investigate endplate morphology differences between Chinese and White men and women. Materials and Methods. Three-dimensional cervical endplate models were constructed using computed tomography imaging of 41 healthy Chinese...

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Published in:BioMed research international 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-8
Main Authors: Li, Guoan, Hai, Yong, Li, Jing-Sheng, Tsai, Tsung-Yuan, Khan, Kamran, Yin, Peng, Yao, Qi, Tang, Peifu
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Anatomy
Asian People
Biomedical research
Cervical Vertebrae - anatomy & histology
Cervical Vertebrae - physiology
Clinical trials
Computed tomography
Female
Females
Human papillomavirus
Humans
Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods
Joint surgery
Male
Males
Men
Morphology
Neurosurgery
Parameters
Prostheses and Implants
Spine
Spine (cervical)
Studies
Surgery
Surgical implants
Three dimensional models
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Transplants & implants
Vertebrae
White People
Women
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Summary:Objective. The aim of this comparative anatomical study was to specifically investigate endplate morphology differences between Chinese and White men and women. Materials and Methods. Three-dimensional cervical endplate models were constructed using computed tomography imaging of 41 healthy Chinese and 24 White subjects. The morphologic measurements of cervical endplate included linear parameters (EPWu: upper endplate width; EPDu: upper endplate depth; EPWl: lower endplate width; and EPDl: lower endplate depth) and area parameters with a digital measuring system. Results. All linear parameters showed a constant increase from C3 to C7 except for EPDl in both the Chinese and the White subjects. An increase trend was observed on area parameters in both Chinese and White subjects. The ratio of EPWl/EPDl was smaller in Chinese females than in White females at C3, C4, and C6 levels (P
ISSN:2314-6133
2314-6141
DOI:10.1155/2018/2854175