Objective Total disc replacement has become a common treatment for cervical diseases, and the accurate geometric dimensions of the artificial disc are vital for the operation and the treatment efficacy.This study aims at obtaining the geometric parameters of the typical and healthy Chinese cervical disc, and providing foundation and important reference for the artificial cervical disc design and dimensional selection.Methods After screening over ten thousands of imaging data in several high qualified hospitals, 208 groups of X-ray data and 170 groups of MRI data were selected.A precise and stable protocol with good operability and repeatability was built and a series of key parameters of cervical discs were measured.Results A database of Chinese cervical disc was preliminary founded.Statistical process and analysis were carried out in many angles, such as age, gender, disc series and data resource.The relativity of cervical disc parameters was discussed qualitatively and certain specific numerical relationship was analyzed quantitatively.Conclusions Certain rules for cervical disc geometry were proposed and suggestions about the design and size of the prosthesis were presented.
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