Research Article

School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey

Volume: 43 Number: 5 October 31, 2009
  • Kansu Cilli
  • Gunduz Tezeren
  • Turan Tas
  • Okay Bulut
  • Hayati Ozturk
  • Zekeriya Oztemur
  • Tansel Unsaldi
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School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey

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° (range 5° to 20°), being 7.9±4.6° in girls, and 5.4±0.9° 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.

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English

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Health Care Administration

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Research Article

Authors

Kansu Cilli This is me

Gunduz Tezeren This is me

Turan Tas This is me

Okay Bulut This is me

Hayati Ozturk This is me

Zekeriya Oztemur This is me

Tansel Unsaldi This is me

Publication Date

October 31, 2009

Submission Date

May 10, 2014

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Year 2009 Volume: 43 Number: 5

APA
Cilli, K., Tezeren, G., Tas, T., Bulut, O., Ozturk, H., Oztemur, Z., & Unsaldi, T. (2009). School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 43(5), 426-430. https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ
AMA
1.Cilli K, Tezeren G, Tas T, et al. School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43(5):426-430. https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ
Chicago
Cilli, Kansu, Gunduz Tezeren, Turan Tas, et al. 2009. “School Screening for Scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 (5): 426-30. https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ.
EndNote
Cilli K, Tezeren G, Tas T, Bulut O, Ozturk H, Oztemur Z, Unsaldi T (October 1, 2009) School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43 5 426–430.
IEEE
[1]K. Cilli et al., “School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 426–430, Oct. 2009, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ
ISNAD
Cilli, Kansu - Tezeren, Gunduz - Tas, Turan - Bulut, Okay - Ozturk, Hayati - Oztemur, Zekeriya - Unsaldi, Tansel. “School Screening for Scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 43/5 (October 1, 2009): 426-430. https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ.
JAMA
1.Cilli K, Tezeren G, Tas T, Bulut O, Ozturk H, Oztemur Z, Unsaldi T. School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2009;43:426–430.
MLA
Cilli, Kansu, et al. “School Screening for Scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 43, no. 5, Oct. 2009, pp. 426-30, https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ.
Vancouver
1.Kansu Cilli, Gunduz Tezeren, Turan Tas, Okay Bulut, Hayati Ozturk, Zekeriya Oztemur, Tansel Unsaldi. School screening for scoliosis in Sivas, Turkey. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2009 Oct. 1;43(5):426-30. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA57WG84AZ