Distribution of hounsfield unit values in the pelvic bones: a comparison between young men and women with traumatic fractures and older men and women with fragility fractures: a retrospective cohort study

Table 1 HU values recorded in each pelvic area in the study groups (mean ± standard deviation)

	Pubis	AW	Roof	PW	IT	BI	L3
Men in the young group	131 ± 37	134 ± 37	235 ± 44	179 ± 46	217 ± 48	219 ± 46	192 ± 34
Men in the older group	35 ± 29	37 ± 31	120 ± 34	89 ± 35	109 ± 36	109 ± 32	86 ± 28
Women in the young group	121 ± 33	118 ± 39	230 ± 34	172 ± 29	210 ± 39	210 ± 35	190 ± 28
Women in the older group	32 ± 29	26 ± 28	118 ± 50	76 ± 36	95 ± 31	92 ± 31	76 ± 24

AW Anterior wall, BI Body of the ilium, IT Ischial tuberosity, L3 Third lumbar vertebra, Pubis Pubic bone, PW Posterior wall

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