A High Incidence of Spinal Curvature: A Study of 100 Young Female Students

Avikainen, Veikko; Vaherto, Hillevi

doi:10.3109/17453678308996568

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“…The prevalence of scoliosis in this population was high in relation to the rates described in the literature (1 3), but lower than that of Finnish female physiotherapist students (14). The prevalence rate more than doubled during the follow-up of three years in this material, supporting the view that the pubertal growth spurt is important in the natural history of idiopathic scoliosis (4, 13).…”

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Trunk asymmetry and screening for scoliosis: a longitudinal cohort study of pubertal schoolchildren

et al. 1993

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A cohort of children was followed-up annually from an average age of 10.8-13.8 years to assess various measures of trunk asymmetry for their predictive value in the screening of scoliosis. Of 1060 children, 855 (80.7%) participated in the final examination. Trunk asymmetry was measured by the forward bending test and moiré topography. A posteroanterior standing radiograph of the spine was taken of those 250 (29.2%) children who had a trunk hump > or = 8 mm. Only 8.3% of the children were found to be symmetric (hump 0-2 mm) in the forward bending test: 65.5% had a hump of 3-7 mm and 26.2% had a hump > or = 8 mm at 13.8 years. Also, moiré fringe asymmetry proved to be common (prevalence of asymmetry > 1 fringe 47.3%), but its correlations with rib hump (r = 0.16) and Cobb angle (r = 0.12) were low. At the final examination, the prevalence of scoliosis (Cobb angle > or = 10 degrees) was 9.2%. Two girls (0.2%) needed brace treatment. The forward bending test is preferable to moiré topography in screening for scoliosis, and a hump size of 6 mm at an average age of 10.8 years is the nearest to optimal as a screening threshold.

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Trunk asymmetry and screening for scoliosis: a longitudinal cohort study of pubertal schoolchildren

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“…9 -11 The prevalence of significant adult spinal deformity is not well defined, but screening studies using chest radiographs or intravenous pyelograms indicate the presence of a substantial population of adult scoliosis patients. [12][13][14] Additionally, yearly Scoliosis Research Society surveys indicate that patients with adult spinal deformity represent a significant proportion of many spine surgery practices. 15 Based on the well-documented experience with lumbar degenerative disease, it seems likely that extensive resources are being devoted to nonsurgical and presurgical management in this complex patient population.…”

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