Table 2 Desciption of the outcomes used in the objective staging system
From: Evaluation of an objective staging system for assessment of cervical vertebral maturation
No. | Outcome (Abbreviation) | Description |
|---|---|---|
1 | Superior Wall Inclination Angle (SWIA) | Angle between superior and posterior borders of C3 and C4 (CS^CP). |
2 | Concavity depth (CD) | Linear perpendicular distance from point Cd to plane CL. |
3 | Body Shape (BS) | Ratio of BW to BH of C3 and C4. |