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

Table 5

Correlations analysis of BMD reduction.

	Age	Coronal Cobb angle	GK	Standing Height	Weight	BMI	Traction duration	Traction weight
LS BMD ()	−0.168	0.191	−0.155	−0.185	0.234	−0.149		0.133
FN BMD ()	0.147	0.058	−0.471	0.213	0.112	−0.027		0.124

“LS” denotes lumbar spine (L2−L4).
“FN” denotes femoral neck of the nondominant side.
“GK” denotes global kyphosis.
“”: number of patients with BMD reduction.
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