Only screening young girls for scoliosis means schools and physicians are missing a significant portion of the children who have curvature of the spine, according to an article published in Spine.
Of the 115,178 students tested, 3,228 were referred for radiography. Among the 1,406 students who have displayed a curve of less than or equal to 20 degrees during the screening, 18.3 percent were boys and 23.9 percent were girls 16 years or older, which means schools should screen young adults as well as children.
The sensitivity and positive predictive value for the current referral criteria were 88.1 percent and 43.6 percent, respectively. The sensitivity dropped substantially if the use of moiré topography or clinical signs were discarded.
Read the abstract for "Referral Criteria for School Scoliosis Screening: Assessment and Recommendations Based on a Large Longitudinally Followed Cohort."
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Of the 115,178 students tested, 3,228 were referred for radiography. Among the 1,406 students who have displayed a curve of less than or equal to 20 degrees during the screening, 18.3 percent were boys and 23.9 percent were girls 16 years or older, which means schools should screen young adults as well as children.
The sensitivity and positive predictive value for the current referral criteria were 88.1 percent and 43.6 percent, respectively. The sensitivity dropped substantially if the use of moiré topography or clinical signs were discarded.
Read the abstract for "Referral Criteria for School Scoliosis Screening: Assessment and Recommendations Based on a Large Longitudinally Followed Cohort."
Read more coverage on spine surgery studies:
- Study: Multiplex PCR Effective for Differentiating TVO From BVO
- Study: C-1 Lateral Mass Screw Fixation Effective for Treating Instability in Pediatric Patients
- Iliac Wing Fixation Could Improve Lumbosacral Fusion Rates