Comparison of Cervical Spine Anatomy in Calves, Pigs and Humans.

ABSTRACT:

Background context

Animals are commonly used to model the human spine for in vitro and in vivo experiments. Many studies have investigated similarities and differences between animals and humans in the lumbar and thoracic vertebrae. However, a quantitative anatomic comparison of calf, pig, and human cervical spines has not been reported.

Purpose

To compare fundamental structural similarities and differences in vertebral bodies from the cervical spines of commonly used experimental animal models and humans.

Study design

Anatomical morphometric analysis was performed on cervical vertebra specimens harvested from humans and two common large animals (i.e., calves and pigs).

Methods

Multiple morphometric parameters were directly measured from cervical spine specimen

SUBMITTER: Sheng SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4750986 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature