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Table 3 Pulmonary Function Testing Results for Patients Before and After traction

From: The radiographic, pulmonary, and clinical outcomes of patients with severe rigid spinal deformities treated via halo‐pelvic traction

 

HGT(n = 51)

HPT(n = 30)

p

FVC%

   

 Pre-traction

43.94 ± 2.59

46.44 ± 7.22

0.684

 Post-traction

50.70 ± 2.52

62.56 ± 6.69

0.049

 Improvement

6.76 ± 1.85

15.6 ± 3.47

0.024

 Correction rate

20.52 ± 5.32

52.18 ± 21.31

0.042

FEV%

   

 Pre-traction

40.64 ± 2.38

49.08 ± 5.46

0.105

 Post-traction

46.17 ± 2.43

59.73 ± 5.25

0.011

 Improvement

5.15 ± 2.27

11.76 ± 2.22

0.091

 Correction rate

12.16 ± 6.29

25.37 ± 6.00

0.222

  1. Abbreviations: HGT halo-gravity traction, HPT halo-pelvic traction, FVC% predicted forced vital capacity, FEV% predicted forced expiratory volume over 1 s
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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