ANATOMICAL VARIABILITY OF THE CERVICAL SPINE IN AGE, SEX AND TYPE ASPECTS. OPPORTUNITIES AND PROSPECTS FOR STUDYING
The aim of the study: to analyze the anatomical variability of the cervical spine in age, sex and type aspects according to the literature. According to the purpose of the study, the article analyzes domestic and foreign works that reflect the issues of anatomical variability of the cervical spine in age, sex and type aspects, presents methodological possibilities and prospects for further study. The search for these articles was performed in the electronic databases MEDICINE, eLIBRARY, PUBMED for the following main keywords: «anatomical variability», «cervical spine», «osteometry». Radiation methods of in vivo imaging, such as X-ray examination, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasonography, along with dissection and osteometry, open up new broad opportunities for studying the anatomical variability of the human cervical spine. Despite a significant number of works by domestic and foreign authors devoted to various aspects of the structure of the cervical spine, there is currently no regulatory database of morphometric parameters of the cervical spine, taking into account age, gender, neck shape and body type. The creation of age-related normative databases of morphometric parameters of the cervical spine is of basic importance for the interpretation of the results of modern methods of in vivo visualization.