Table 5 BMD values per skeletal site for AIS braced (AIS-B), AIS not-braced (AIS) and control (CON) groups

Arms

0.84 ± 0.12

0.85 ± 0.09

0.83 ± 0.04

0.83

0.58

Legs

1.21 ± 0.10

1.27 ± 0.11

1.26 ± 0.11

0.23

0.34

Pelvis

1.13 ± 0.11

1.14 ± 0.12

1.17 ± 0.09

0.56

0.78

Femur neck axis

0.92 ± 0.12^a

0.96 ± 0.10

1.02 ± 0.13^a

0.04

0.12

Femur neck

1.00 ± 0.11

1.02 ± 0.09

1.08 ± 0.10

0.07

0.17

Femur shaft

1.16 ± 0.12

1.20 ± 0.09

1.24 ± 0.14

0.24

0.24

Ward’s triangle

0.91 ± 0.12

0.93 ± 0.11

1.00 ± 0.15

0.08

0.16

Spine-L1-L4

1.17 ± 0.13

1.19 ± 0.09

1.22 ± 0.11

0.42

0.62

Total body

1.13 ± 0.09

1.15 ± 0.8

1.15 ± 0.06

0.67

0.84