dc.contributor.author | Cilli, Kansu | |
dc.contributor.author | Tezeren, Guenduez | |
dc.contributor.author | Tas, Turan | |
dc.contributor.author | Bulut, Okay | |
dc.contributor.author | Ozturk, Hayati | |
dc.contributor.author | Oztemur, Zekeriya | |
dc.contributor.author | Unsaldi, Tansel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-28T10:14:05Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-27T12:10:23Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-28T10:14:05Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1017-995X | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://dx.doi.org/10.3944/AOTT.2009.426 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12418/10059 | |
dc.description | WOS: 000271857900010 | en_US |
dc.description | PubMed ID: 19881324 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objectives: We investigated the prevalence of scoliosis among primary school students in Sivas, Turkey. Methods: To determine the prevalence of scoliosis among primary school students in the age bracket of 10 to 15 years, 11 primary schools were selected with systematic sampling. A total of 3,175 students (1,538 girls, 1,637 boys) of grades 6 to 8 were selected from 16,103 students using a stratified sampling method. Examination for scoliosis was made by the forward bend test and palpation of the spine. Results: Fifteen children (0.47%) were found to have scoliosis, including 10 girls (66.7%) and five boys (33.3%). The prevalence of scoliosis was significantly higher in girls (0.65% vs.0.31%; p<0.05). The mean lateral curvature of the spine was 6.9 degrees (range 5 degrees to 20 degrees), being 7.9 +/- 4.6 degrees in girls, and 5.4 +/- 0.9 degrees in boys. The mean age was 13.5 +/- 1.2 years (range 12-15 years). The severity of the curvature showed no significant relationship with gender and age groups (p>0.05). The levels of involvement were lumbar vertebrae in 73.3% (n=11), thoracic vertebrae in 13.3% (n=2), and thoracolumbar vertebrae in 13.3% (n=2). Spinal curvature was to the right side in 12 cases (80%), and to the left in three cases (20%). Girls and boys did not differ significantly with respect to the severity and direction of the curvature (p>0.05). During a two-year follow-up of children with scoliosis, no progression of the curvature was observed, including one child who wore a Milwaukee brace. Conclusion: School screenings may be performed as part of prevalence studies; however, routine school screening for scoliosis is debatable. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | tur | en_US |
dc.publisher | TURKISH ASSOC ORTHOPAEDICS TRAUMATOLOGY | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | 10.3944/AOTT.2009.426 | en_US |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
dc.subject | Child | en_US |
dc.subject | mass screening | en_US |
dc.subject | prevalence | en_US |
dc.subject | scoliosis/epidemiology | en_US |
dc.title | School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey | en_US |
dc.type | article | en_US |
dc.relation.journal | ACTA ORTHOPAEDICA ET TRAUMATOLOGICA TURCICA | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | [Tezeren, Guenduez -- Tas, Turan -- Bulut, Okay -- Ozturk, Hayati -- Oztemur, Zekeriya -- Unsaldi, Tansel] Cumhuriyet Univ, Tip Fak, Ortopedi & Travmatol Anabilim Dali, TR-58140 Sivas, Turkey | en_US |
dc.contributor.authorID | Oztemur, Zekeriya -- 0000-0003-2134-8797 | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 43 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_US |
dc.identifier.endpage | 430 | en_US |
dc.identifier.startpage | 426 | en_US |
dc.relation.publicationcategory | Makale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı | en_US |