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Table 3 Total BMD in LSS patients

From: Preoperative dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and FRAX in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

 

Total BMD LSS

Female

Male

AP

1.01 (±0.18)

1.12 (±0.17) *

Lateral

0.64 (±0.14)

0.74 (±0.11) **

Lateral mid

0.56 (±0.16)

0.51 (±0.11)

FN

0.71 (±0.11)

0.76 (±0.11)

  1. Total BMD for lumbar spinal stenosis patients (LSS) in four different projections: anterior-posterior (AP), lateral, lateral mid, and femoral neck (FN). Comparison between women and men
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01