Anatomic evaluation OF SUB-AXIAL cervical spine among Nigerians

Abiodun, Adeleke Adegboyega; Awoniran, Paul Olugbemiga; Ofusori, David A.; Jolayemi, Kehinde Akinyemi

doi:10.1016/j.tria.2020.100081

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“…It should be noted that this is due to the difference in naming anatomical aspects in humans and animals, and both refer to the same parameter, but the naming is different. They have mentioned that this parameter increased insignificantly from C3 to C7, although the case was different at C6 vertebral level where a decrease was noticed (Abiodun et al., 2020).…”

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CT anatomy of cervical vertebrae of Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)

Zehtabvar

Vajhi

Akbarein

et al. 2022

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Background Elephants are currently the largest mammals on earth. A comprehensive examination of the anatomy of this animal to diagnose various disorders is required. In addition, due to the heavy head of these animals, adaptations have been made in the anatomical structure of the neck that is worth studying. Objective This study aimed to investigate a standard morphologic and morphometric description of the elephant cervical spine. Another aim of this study was to compare the changes in the cervical skeleton of elephants with horses and cattle. Methods For this study, the cervical vertebrae of the Asian elephant, cattle and horse were examined. CT Images were obtained using Somatom Spirit II CT Machine. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS 24 software. Results Two dorsal tubercles and a groove between them were observed on the dorsal arch of the atlas vertebra of the Asian elephant. In elephant samples, the variation of vertebral body height, spinous process height, transverse process width, vertebral body length and vertebral foramen volume indices were statistically significant. The volume of the vertebral foramen in the elephant decreases in the second vertebra compared to the first vertebra, decreases in the third vertebra, decreases in the fourth, increases in the fifth, decreases in the sixth and increases in the seventh. Conclusions In this study, the structure of the cervical vertebrae of the Asian elephant was examined, and certain features were observed. One of the main features was the reduction of the length of the vertebrae, which leads to the decrease of the ratio of neck length to the size of the body. This condition can be due to the high weight of the head in the elephant. To maintain this weight, it is necessary to reduce the length of the neck and confer less mobility.

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confidence: 98%