1Professor, Shri B M Patil Medical College (Deemed University), Vijayapur, Karnataka
2Associate Professor, Anatomy, AIMS, B G Nagar, Mandya (Dist), Karnataka
3Professor and Head of Anatomy, AIMS, B G Nagar, Mandya (Dist), Karnataka
4Assistant Professor, in Anatomy, AIMS, B G Nagar, Mandya (Dist), Karnataka
*Corresponding author: Dr. Patil B G (MBBS, MS) Ashirwad Building, Basava Nagar, Opp. BLDEA's Hospital, Ashram Road, Vijayapur-586103 Mob: 919019146969 Email: drbabasaheb_patil@rediffmail.com
Online published on 18 February, 2016.
90 (45male and 45females)cases are selected for study of APD and Transverse Diameter of lumber vertebral canal is studied by MRI at different ages in both sexes. 30 to 40years of age-20cases, 41 to 50years of age-20cases, 51 to 60 years of age-5cases in both sexes. In 30–40 years of age APD of L3 L4 and TD of L4, L5 have significant P Value (P<0.001). In 41–50 years of age APD of L1, L4, L5 and TD of L5 have significant P Value (P<0.001). In 51–60 years of age APD of L1, L4, L5 and TD of L2, L3, L4, L5 have significant P value (P<0.001). This study has greater importance in Medico-legal cases for Anthropologist, Anatomist, Orthopedician. Above all radiologists to differentiate normal values from abnormal values like stenosis. These significant values are more or less in same with previous workers. But these values show latest data of North Karnataka region, as racial changes are on-going process and exact parameters of mesodermal derivitives are un-certain.
-APD= Antero-Posterior Diameter, TD= Transverse Diameter, VC= Vertebral Column, MRI=Magnetic Resonance Imaging
