Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
The dimensions and angles of the vertebral pedicles are very important for surgeons who perform transpedi-cular screw fixation. In this study, the dimensions (transverse diameter TD, sagittal diameter SD and total pedicular length TPL) and angles ( transverse angle TA and sagittal angle SA ) of the pedicles of the lower four thoracic and all the lumbar vertebrae were measured. Direct measurements were performed on twenty vertebral columns from museum of Anatomy, Mansoura faculty of medicine. Radiological and CT measurements, were done on twenty adult vol- unteers from Orthopedic surgery department, Mansoura University hospital. The results of the different methods were compared with each other and with the results of previous studies. Statistical analysis including the mean(M),range(R) and standared de-viation(SD) for each pedicular parameter were performed and recorded in a table. It was evident, from the study, that there was no accepted universal method for measurement and CT scans are the most accurate method for measuring the pedicular dimensions and angles.
Recommended Citation
Abdo, Mohamed; El shennawy, Mostafa; and Fawzy, Sallam
(2005)
"PEDICULAR DIMENSIONS AND ANGLES OF THE LOWER FOUR THORACIC AND ALL THE LUMBAR VERTEBRAE IN EGYPTIAN ADULT MALES,"
Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 34
:
Iss.
2
, Article 9.
Available at:
https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2005.128247
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