1. Morphometric analysis of thoracolumbar junction (T11-L2) in central Indian population: A computerized tomography based study of 800 vertebrae
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Brijesh Kumar Singh, Ambuj Kumar, Raghavendra Kumar Sharma, Mallika Sinha, Y R Yadav, and Ketan Hedaoo
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musculoskeletal diseases ,030222 orthopedics ,education.field_of_study ,business.industry ,Radiography ,Population ,Indian population ,Anatomy ,musculoskeletal system ,Thoracolumbar junction ,Sagittal plane ,03 medical and health sciences ,Transverse plane ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Editorial ,Morphometric analysis ,Medicine ,Orthopedics and Sports Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Tomography ,business ,education - Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine various morphometric parameters like transverse and sagittal pedicle width; interpedicular distance; antero-posterior and transverse canal diameter and canal surface area at thoracolumbar junction (T11, T12, L1, L2) in central Indian population and compare results with similar studies available in literature. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective, computerized tomography scan based morphometric analysis of thoracolumbar junction was conducted at medical college and tertiary care centre in central India. All asymptomatic cases more than 18 years age with normal lateral radiograph and CT scan of thoracolumbar junction and free from any spinal pathology or trauma were included in the study. Parameters measured were transverse and sagittal pedicle width; interpedicular distance; antero-posterior and transverse canal diameter and canal surface area at thoracolumbar junction (T11, T12, L1, L2). RESULTS: Mean transverse pedicle width was maximum at T11 and minimum at L1 in both males and females, whereas sagittal width was maximum at T11 and minimum at L2 in both the groups. Interpedicular distance was largest at L1 in both the groups. All the measurements were significantly different (P
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- 2020