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Table 4 T-score and Z-score in LSS and HOA patients planned for surgery

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

 

T-score

Z-score

AP

Lateral

Lateral mid

FN

AP

Lateral

Lateral mid

FN

LSS

0.1 (± 1.7)

− 1.6 (± 1.6)

− 2.2 (± 1.3)

0.7 (± 0.1)

1.9 (± 1.8)

1.7 (± 2.0)

1.0 (± 1.8)

0.5 (± 1.0)

HOA

− 0.6 (± 1.7)

− 1.3 (± 2.3)

− 2.0 (± 1.7)

0.8 (± 0.1)

1.9 (± 1.7)

2.4 (± 2.3)

1.6 (± 1.8)

1.2 (± 1.6)

p value

0.51

0.38

0.68

*

0.86

0.11

0.74

*

  1. Z-score and T-score for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS) and hip osteoarthrosis (HOA) patients in four different projections: anterior-posterior (AP), lateral, lateral mid, and femoral neck (FN). Comparison between LSS and HOA patients for the different projections. *p < 0.05
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Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

ISSN: 1749-799X