ABSTRACT
Introduction: Accurate anatomical descriptions of the size, shape and orientation of the main structures of thehuman vertebrae and intervertebral discs are necessary for a variety of approaches and objectives such as theidentification of clinical situations that are related to the morphometry of the spine structures, such as theincidence of low-back pain related to the spinal canal size. So the present study was done to measure the variousmorphometric parameters of thoracic vertebral body and neural canal.Materials and Methods: Total 100 sets of dry human thoracic vertebra were obtained. These are of unknown ageand sex. All Morphometric parameters were measured by digital Vernier caliper of accuracy of 0.01mm. Anteriorheight of the body (VBAH), Posterior height of the body (VBPH), Antero-posterior Diameter of Vertebral body(VBAPD), Transverse Diameter of Vertebral body (VBTD), Anteroposterior diameter of Vertebral Canal (VCAPD) andTransverse diameter of Vertebral Canal (VCTD). All parameters were entered into excel sheet and analysis wasdone by SPSS.Results: Mean VBAH ranged from 13.17+1.35mm (T1) to 17.92+2.25mm (T12), mean VBPH from 15.01+1.27mm(T1) to 20.92+4.58mm (T12), mean VBAPD ranged from 11.62+1.96mm (T1) to 18.12+5.71mm (T12), mean VBTDfrom 24.28+5.68mm (T1) to 28.59+5.97mm (T12), mean VCAPD ranged from 12.46+1.30mm (T1) to 16.05+2.41mm(T12) and VCTD from 17.15+2.19mm (T1) to 20.11+3.74mm (T12).Conclusion: The results of the present study may help in designing implants and instrumentations; understandingspine pathologies; and management of spinal disorder