Andersen M L, Andersen M O, Andersen G R, Christensen S B
H:S Rigshospitalet, ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling U.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2000 Jun 19;162(25):3595-6.
Among Scandinavian paediatric spinal surgeons there has been a debate whether the prevalence of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis (AIS) has declined. We examined all children in the town of Hillerød, Denmark attending third and fifth grade (age 10 and 12) with forward-bending-test using a scoliometer. All children with more than seven degrees of trunk inclination were referred to a PA radiogram of the spine. We found a 0.4 percent prevalence of AIS with Cobbangles greater than 19 degrees. This is similar to earlier findings, suggesting that the declining referral rate is due to late detection of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis.
在斯堪的纳维亚的儿科脊柱外科医生中，一直存在关于特发性青少年脊柱侧凸（AIS）患病率是否下降的争论。我们对丹麦希勒勒市所有就读三年级和五年级（年龄分别为10岁和12岁）的儿童进行了前屈试验，使用脊柱侧凸测量仪进行检测。所有躯干倾斜超过7度的儿童均被转诊进行脊柱PA位X线检查。我们发现，Cobb角大于19度的AIS患病率为0.4%。这与早期研究结果相似，表明转诊率下降是由于特发性青少年脊柱侧凸的发现延迟所致。
