A 5-year epidemiological study on the prevalence rate of idiopathic scoliosis in Tokyo: school screening of more than 250,000 children

Ueno, Masaki; Takaso, Masashi; Nakazawa, Takahiro; Imura, Takayuki; Saito, Wataru; Shintani, Ryousuke; Uchida, Kentaro; Fukuda, Michinari; Takahashi, Kazuhisa; Ohtori, Seiji; Kotani, Toshiaki; Minami, Shohei

doi:10.1007/s00776-010-0009-z

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“…We emphasize that in this study there was no quantification of the degree of deviation, and as low angular scoliosis values, lower than 10º, are imperceptible to the naked eye, there were probably underestimated negative cases. Such fact corroborates with our results with a high prevalence of scoliosis, 94.4% as the data of Ueno et al 20 that found scoliosis in more than 65% of japanese while 35% of this with low angular value.…”

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“…Such information is of great importance, because it has been already proved in the literature the high level of reliability of the MT with just a 3% margin of error in relation to the gold standard that is the Cobb angle [17][18] . Despite this fact, the technique encourages discussions and remains being improved through computational resources for the standardization of application and decrease of the margin of error 13,[19][20] .…”

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“…The postural analysis of individuals in school age proposes the detection of idiopathic scoliosis common in this age group 10,21 , the bone growth accelerated in this stage of life promotes the rapid increase of the angle of scoliosis and it may lead to irreversible complications and if there is no early intervention 6,20 .…”

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Estereofotografia de Moirè: uma alternativa para avaliação da escoliose na saúde de escolares

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et al. 2014

J. Hum. Growth Dev.

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A Estereofotografia de Moiré (EFM) é um método que através da assimetria das sombras formadas no dorso detecta escoliose. Poucos os estudos tem discutido o tempo de análise, interpretação e custo operacional desta técnica. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram analisar os aspectos operacionais da (EFM) em escolares e; verificar desvios posturais pela EFM nesse mesmo grupo. Neste estudo foram analisadas 58 meninos e através da EFM, foram avaliadas a presença de sombras (franjas) no dorso, onde cada assimetria corresponde cerca de 10º no ângulo de Cobb. As marcações do EFM foram utilizadas para determinar os possíveis desvios. Os dados interesse receberam tratamento estatístico descritivo nas variáveis massa corporal total, índice de massa corporal (IMC), estatura, escoliose, tempo médio de análise e diagnóstico e, uma avaliação do custo operacional do equipamento. Os sujeitos (9,91 ± 0,79 anos) apresentaram uma massa corporal total de 37,83 ± 10,45kg, estatura 1,42 ± 0,11m e o IMC de 18,53 ± 4,15 kg/m2. O tempo médio para análise foi de 3,25 ± 0,29min. Na amostra, 75% tiveram um desvio de até uma franja na região toracolombar o que indica uma escoliose menor que 10º. A EFM constituiu um método rápido e de baixo custo operacional podendo ser um instrumento importante no rastreamento de escoliose. Concluímos que a EFM de confirmou ser prático e de fácil manuseio que 94,6% dos sujeitos apresentaram escoliose. Os nossos dados sugerem que a é viável a inserção da EFM nos programas de saúde em escolares de detecção das escolioses.

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“…For patients with a Cobb angle of more than 30°the prevalence ratio gets as high as 10:1 [23,[32][33][34][35][36][37]. The prevalence of severe scoliosis is much higher for girls than for boys; however, Weijun [38] reports a higher prevalence of atypical curve types in boys with Cobb angles of more than 20°than in girls, and a higher risk of progression in the main thoracic right convex curve.…”

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Epidemiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Konieczny

Senyurt

Krauspe

2013

Journal of Children's Orthopaedics

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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a common disease with an overall prevalence of 0.47-5.2 % in the current literature. The female to male ratio ranges from 1.5:1 to 3:1 and increases substantially with increasing age. In particular, the prevalence of curves with higher Cobb angles is substantially higher in girls than in boys: The female to male ratio rises from 1.4:1 in curves from 10°to 20°up to 7.2:1 in curves [40°. Curve pattern and prevalence of scoliosis is not only influenced by gender, but also by genetic factors and age of onset. These data obtained from school screening programs have to be interpreted with caution, since methods and cohorts of the different studies are not comparable as age groups of the cohorts and diagnostic criteria differ substantially. We do need data from studies with clear standards of diagnostic criteria and study protocols that are comparable to each other.

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“…Although males and females are equally affected by mild AIS, however, the severe deformity is more prevalent in girls (2,(7)(8)(9)(10). The progression of deformity stops when iliac epiphysis ossifies in girls.…”

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Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Males Versus Females

Mahabadi¹,

Ghandehari²,

Mahdavi³

et al. 2015

Shafa Ortho J

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Background: Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is one of the most challenging problems for spine surgeons. Although it has been previously demonstrated that curve pattern in AIS is different between males and females, there are, however, limited studies specially focused on the differences of AIS characteristics between the two genders. Objectives: In current study, we compared the demographics and curve patterns in male and female patients with AIS. Patients and Methods: A total of 68 girls and 17 boys with AIS were included in this cross-sectional study. The magnitude of curvature, thoracic kyphosis, flexibility and pattern of the deformity were measured on x-rays and compared between the two genders. Results: Although girls were significantly younger (15.3 ± 2.5 versus 16.7 ± 2.1 years; P = 0.036), however, the Risser sign was the same. Most of the males were hypokyphotic (70.6%), while most of the girls had normal thoracic kyphosis (69.1%) (P = 0.001). The main scoliotic curve (77.2 ± 18.2 versus 59.6 ± 18.6 degrees) and flexibility (25.5% ± 18.2% versus 41.9% ± 18.6%) were significantly greater and lower in males, respectively (P < 0.05). The typical AIS pattern was present in 64.7% of boys and 95.6% of girls (P < 0.001). Conclusions:The radiographic characteristics of AIS are substantially different between genders. In male patients, AIS is more severe and rigid compared to females. Also, hypokyphosis and atypical pattern of AIS are common findings in males compared to females.

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A 5-year epidemiological study on the prevalence rate of idiopathic scoliosis in Tokyo: school screening of more than 250,000 children

Cited by 122 publications

References 20 publications

Estereofotografia de Moirè: uma alternativa para avaliação da escoliose na saúde de escolares

Estereofotografia de Moirè: uma alternativa para avaliação da escoliose na saúde de escolares

Epidemiology of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Males Versus Females

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