Denver: a metropolitan public school scoliosis survey.
A successful method for screening pupils for scoliosis in a metropolitan public school system is outlined. The incidence of scoliosis increased to greater than 3% in the seventh-grade population. Approximately 15% of the patients with established diagnoses required active management.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003120:Colorado; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012574:Schools; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology*