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Table 2 Mean foraminal height (mm) of the cervical foramina (C4-5, C5-6, and C6-C7), of dogs divided according to movement and load

From: Morphological changes of the caudal cervical intervertebral foramina due to flexion-extension and compression-traction movements in the canine cervical vertebral column

Movement

Load

Height (mm)a

95 % Confidence. Intervala (CI)

Neutral

None

4.31

4.05 − 4.57

Neutral

Compression

4.14

3.89 − 4.4

Neutral

Traction

4.46

4.20 − 4.72

Extension

None

3.57

3.31 − 3.83

Flexion

None

4.79

4.53 − 5.05

  1. aForaminal height and CI in millimeters (mm)