Magnetic resonance morphometry of the adult normal lumbar intervertebral space.
Apostolos H FyllosDimitrios L ArvanitisApostolos H KarantanasSokratis E VaritimidisMichael E HantesAristeidis Hristos ZibisPublished in: Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA (2018)
Our results suggest that a normal values' database to refer during preoperative planning of correction of a degenerated intervertebral disc is feasible. Our study offers new anatomical and radiological insight in terms of spinal measurements and their potential correlation with current surgical techniques. A new approach for calculating disc space as an expression of its adjacent disc has been introduced with various potential applications.