MORPHOLOGY OF PROCESSUS UNCINATUS OF CERVICAL VERTEBRAS

Anisimov Dmitriy Igorevich, Postgraduate student, Saratov State Medical University named after V.I.Razumovsky (Saratov, 112 B. Kazachya str.), eaan@mail.ru
Anisimova Elena Anatol'evna, Doctor of medical sciences, professor, sub-department of human anatomy, Saratov State Medical University named after V. I. Razumovsky (Saratov, 112 B. Kazachya str.), eaan@mail.ru

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For the purpose of detection of regularity of size variability of a processus uncinatus of cervical vertebras the authors have measured the processus on macerative preparations of cervical vertebras (n = 742), and on KT-grams of a backbone (n = 146). The authors have used traditional methods of osteo- and KT-metry. To-pographical, age and sexual and bilateral features of the sizes of processus uncinatus are defined. The received results can be applied in neurology, neurosurgery, trauma-tology and orthopedics for interpretation of x-ray, KT- of MRT-images data as even small lateral growth of processus can lead to a compression of the vertebral artery, veins and spinal nerves. Thus, the sizes of processus prevail in men in comparison with women, the size changes with age depending on the level of vertebra arrangement in a cervical department of a spine column; fluctuatingly dissymmetry is typical regarding the sizes of a processus.

cervical vertebras, uncinate processus, variability.

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