Scoliosis screening results of primary school students (11-15 years old group) in the west side of Istanbul.
[Purpose] The present study aimed to find out the scoliosis prevalence 11-15 years old children and to create awareness about scoliosis. [Subjects and Methods] All of the children were assessed using the Adams Forward Bendings Test and a scoliometer. Sagittal plane changes such as kyphosis, lordosis, hypokyphosis, hypolordosis and anterior head tilt were screened. Children with trunk rotation angles (ATR) of 4 degrees or more were suspected of having scoliosis, and were evaluated for a second time for gibbosity height, arm-trunk distance, and ATR. [Results] A total of 2,207 children were screened and the evaluation revealed there were 11 girls (0.49%) with a Cobb angle of 10 degrees and more. The maximum Cobb angle was 43° (right thoracic-left lumbar) and the maximum ATR was 12°. Two children had kyphosis and lordosis, and one had hypokyphosis and was diagnosed as having idiopathic scoliosis. [Conclusion] Families should regularly check their children, even if they are not diagnosed as having scoliosis in school screenings. It is our opinion that our study increased the awareness of the families about scoliosis by screening, brochures and posters. In the future, if school screenings were performed as a routine procedure and scoliotic students were followed over the long term, the actual effectiveness of screening would be able to be detected.
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Turkey.
Tuğba Kuru
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Çolak
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Turkey.
Adnan
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Apti
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Istanbul Bilgi University, Turkey.
E Elçin
EE
Dereli
Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University, Turkey.
Arzu Razak
AR
Özdinçler
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Dr Lütfi Kırdar Kartal Education and Research Hospital, Turkey.
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Prevalence; School screening; Scoliosis