Gilad I, Nissan M
Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, Haifa.
J Anat. 1985 Dec;143:115-20.
Geometrical configuration and dimensions of the human vertebra were investigated using radiographs of 157 normal healthy adult men. Measurements were based on five bony reference points, which can be defined in radiographs. The measurements permit the determination of nine dimensions that can be used for anthropometrical evaluation of the cervical and lumbar vertebrae. A simplified model of the vertebra in the sagittal plane is presented and serves as a basis for the geometrical measurements. In the cervical region, average width exceeded average height of vertebral bodies C3 to C7, while in C2 the average width was smaller than the average height; C7 was the longest and C3 the shortest cervical vertebra. In the lumbar region, average width exceeded average height of the vertebral bodies. Values for width and height did not differ significantly from L1 to L5; L3 was the longest and L5 the shortest lumbar vertebra.
利用157名正常健康成年男性的X光片，对人体脊椎的几何结构和尺寸进行了研究。测量基于五个可在X光片中定义的骨性参考点。这些测量允许确定九个维度，可用于颈椎和腰椎的人体测量评估。提出了矢状面中脊椎的简化模型，并作为几何测量的基础。在颈椎区域，C3至C7椎体的平均宽度超过平均高度，而在C2中，平均宽度小于平均高度；C7是最长的颈椎，C3是最短的颈椎。在腰椎区域，椎体的平均宽度超过平均高度。从L1到L5，宽度和高度的值没有显著差异；L3是最长的腰椎，L5是最短的腰椎。
