title: Incidence of Scheuermann's disease. Preliminary report.
abstract: This is a report on a study of 96 students aged 17 and 18 at two of our local schools. Each student completed a questionnaire, underwent a simple examination of the spine and a measurement of the passive stretch in the hamstring muscles, and had a lateral X-ray of the dorsal and upper lumbar spine. An overall X-ray evidence of Scheuermann's Disease was detected in 60% of males and 23% of females. The possible significance of these results is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D011859:Radiography; D012544:Scheuermann Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging