Research Article
Morphometric Analysis and Classification of the Cross-Sectional Shape of the C2 Lamina
Table 2
Comparison of morphometric parameters of the C2 lamina across studies.
| | Population | Specimens (number of axes) | Thickness (mm) | Thickness >5.5 mm (%) | 95% CI (lower-upper) |
| Current study | Korean | 145 (CT scans) | 6.39 ± 1.21 | 75.9 | 6.26–6.54 |
| Cassinelli et al. (2006) | American | 420 | | 70.5 (>5 mm) | Null |
| Wang (2006) | American | 38 (Cadavers) | | 79 | Null |
| Kim et al. (2008) | Korean | 102 (CT scans) | | 61.3 | Null |
| Ma et al. (2010) | Chinese | 120 (Cadavers) | | 83.3 (≥4 mm) | Null |
| Bhatnagar et al. (2010) | American | 50 | | 94 | Null |
| Hu et al. (2010) | Chinese (Han) | 28 | | “Bulk” | Null |
| Xin-Yu et al. (2011) | Chinese | 96 (Cadavers) | | 85 (>5 mm) | Null | 112 (CT scans) | |
| Yusof and Shamsi (2012) | Malaysian | 98 (CT scans) | | 75.5 (≥5 mm) | Null |
| Sharma et al. (2015) | Indian | 38 (Cadavers) | | 36.9 | Null | (CT scans) | | NA |
| Saetia and Phankhongsab (2015) | Thai | 200 | | 79 | Null |
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