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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Rohan A. Bhimani, M.B.B.S., D.N.B., M.Ch.[2]
Overview
According to the US Preventive Services Task Force, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and Scoliosis Research Society, screening for scoliosis by visual inspection of the spine as well as Adam's forward bend test looking for curvature is recommended in childhood, after age 10 years in schools.
Screening
- According to the US Preventive Services Task Force(UPSTF), American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(AAOS), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America(POSNA) and Scoliosis Research Society(SRS), screening for by visual inspection of the spine, shoulder and hips as well as Adam's forward bend test with scoliometer looking for curvature is recommended in childhood, after age 10 years in schools.[1][2][3][4][5]
- The females should be screened twice, at 10 and 12 years and boys once, at age 13 or 14 years.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weinstein SL, Dolan LA, Wright JG, Dobbs MB (2013). "Effects of bracing in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis". N Engl J Med. 369 (16): 1512–21. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1307337. PMC 3913566. PMID 24047455.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Richards BS, Vitale MG (2008). "Screening for idiopathic scoliosis in adolescents. An information statement". J Bone Joint Surg Am. 90 (1): 195–8. doi:10.2106/JBJS.G.01276. PMID 18171974.
- ↑ Final Recommendation Statement: Idiopathic Scoliosis in Adolescents: Screening. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. February 2014. Accessed 8/30/15
- ↑ Labelle H, Richards RB, De Kleuver M, et al. Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an information statement by the Scoliosis Research Society international task force Scoliosis 2013, 8:17
- ↑ Jin J (2018). "Screening for Scoliosis in Adolescents". JAMA. 319 (2): 202. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.20372. PMID 29318279.