COMPARISON OF MORPHOMETRIC PARAMETERS BETWEEN SYNOSTOSIS VERTEBRAE AND NORMAL VERTEBRAE WITH ITS CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE

Objective: Vertebral synostosis results in disturbance in postural biomechanics causing early degenerative changes like osteophytes formation, neurological deficits and disc prolapse in the advance age. The present study was aimed to assess the incidence of vertebral synostosis in eastern region of India and to see the comparisons of morphometric parameters between synostosis vertebrae and normal vertebrae. Material & Method: In present study, we observed a total of 1506 fully ossified vertebrae Results: Case 1: Incomplete fusion of 6th and 7th cervical vertebra. The intervertebral foramen dimensions of fused cervical vertebra decreases as compare to normal intervertebral foramen of cervical vertebra. Case 2: partial fusion of 12th thoracic vertebra with 1st lumbar vertebra. Case 3: complete fusion between the 4th lumbar vertebras with 5th lumbar vertebra. The features of the vertebral synostosis were analysed in detail. The total incidence of vertebral synostosis found to be 0.199%. Conclusion:Congenital vertebral synostosis may be due congenital condition or may be due to acquired condition. Diagnosis of such anomalies can be of great importance for the patients so that necessary management or lifestyle changes can be done to prevent the severity of degeneratio