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Table 1 Mean foraminal width (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

Width (mma)

95 % Confidence Intervala (CI)

Neutral

None

11.12

10.61 − 11.62

Neutral

Compression

10.72

10.21 − 11.23

Neutral

Traction

11.15

10.64 − 11.66

Extension

None

9.86

9.35 − 10.36

Flexion

None

11.50

11.00 − 12.01

  1. aForaminal width and CI in millimeters (mm)