• Spine · Feb 2019

    Can C2-6 Cobb Angle Replace C2-7 Cobb Angle?: An Analysis of Cervical Kinetic Magnetic Resonance Images and X-rays.

    • Jiandang Zhang, Zorica Buser, Aidin Abedi, Xiangyu Dong, and Jeffrey C Wang.
    • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
    • Spine. 2019 Feb 15; 44 (4): 240-245.

    Study DesignRetrospective study of consecutive 113 cervical kinetic magnetic resonance images (kMRIs) and 57 radiographs.ObjectiveTo elucidate the relationship between C2-6 or C2-7 Cobb angle and cervical sagittal alignment parameters using kMRI, and evaluate the visibility of C6 and C7 inferior endplates on cervical radiographs.Summary Of Background DataSeveral studies have used C2-6 Cobb angle instead of C2-7 Cobb angle as C7 inferior endplate is not always visible because of overlying shadows. However, the relationship between C2-6 or C2-7 Cobb angle and cervical sagittal alignment parameters remains unclear. Moreover, visibility of C6 inferior endplate remains unknown.MethodsC2-6 Cobb angle, C2-7 Cobb angle, occiput-C2 angle, Atlas-dens interval (ADI), narrowest oropharyngeal airway space (nPAS), cervical sagittal vertical axis (cSVA), cervical tilt, cranial tilt, neck tilt, thoracic inlet angle (TIA), and T1 slope were measured using kMRI, and analyzed for their relationship with C2-6 or C2-7 Cobb angle. Visibility rates of C6 or C7 inferior endplates were evaluated using cervical radiographs.ResultsLinear regression analysis showed high association between C2-6 and C2-7 Cobb angle (R = 0.696, P < 0.01). C2-6 Cobb angle was significantly correlated with occiput-C2 angle, TIA, T1 slope, neck tilt, cSVA, and cervical tilt; but not with nPAS, ADI, and cranial tilt. C2-7 Cobb angle resembled C2-6 Cobb angle regarding the relationships with other parameters. In our study, 94.7% C6 and 50.9% C7 inferior endplate were clearly visible; 1.8% C6 and 24.6% C7 inferior endplate were invisible. Chi-square test and residual analysis showed significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.01).ConclusionC2-6 Cobb angle highly resembled C2-7 Cobb angle regarding its relationships with parameters of craniovertebral, cervical and thoracic inlet alignment. C2-6 Cobb angle could be an alternative to C2-7 Cobb angle because of its significantly higher visibility rate.Level Of Evidence3.

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