The Epidemiology of Scoliosis:A Mass Survey of School Children

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A mass survey of scoliosis was performed on about 6, 429 school children in Yamaguchi City fro mAugust 1976 to January 1977. Children 9 to 15 years of of age were examined by orthopaedists. Of the 6, 429 children examined, 772 were examined for their malposture, and Radiographs were obtained on 717 of them. The overall incidence of scoliosis was 9.3%, or 601 children, and of these 147 (2.3%) were in structural scoliosis, and 139 (2.2%) were in 10 degree or greater curvature by the Cobb method.The sex incidence was three females to one male. 368 (5.7%) had a scoliosis of 10 degree or more.The greatest curve pattern was thoracic type with 55 children (38%) effected. Doublecu rvature was second with 30 children (20%) children effected.
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