Halo Gravity Traction Is Associated with Reduced Bone Mineral Density of Patients with Severe Kyphoscoliosis

Table 2

Reduction rates of BMD between males and females.

		All	Male	Female
LS		17	9	8
	BMD (g/[cm^2month])	0.027 ± 0.018	0.023 ± 0.010	0.032 ± 0.023	0.286
FN		18	11	7
	BMD (g/[cm^2month])	0.017 ± 0.009	0.019 ± 0.009	0.015 ± 0.007	0.374

“LS” denotes lumbar spine (L2–L4).
“FN” denotes femoral neck of the nondominant side.
“”: number of patients with BMD reduction.
: significant difference between males and females.