Ferris B, Edgar M, Leyshon A
Whittington Hospital, London, England.
Acta Orthop Scand. 1988 Aug;59(4):417-8. doi: 10.3109/17453678809149394.
We compared two groups of consecutive patients presenting to a scoliosis center: viz., 214 children from 1974 to 1978 and 100 children from 1984 to 1986. The number of curves detected by school screening increased from 10 percent to 33 percent, and the size of the curves at presentation decreased from 49 to 33 degrees. Half the curves were still detected by families and friends. School screening for scoliosis has increased detection of curves at an early stage when bracing may be successful.
即1974年至1978年的214名儿童以及1984年至1986年的100名儿童。通过学校筛查检测出的侧弯数量从10%增加到了33%，就诊时侧弯的度数从49度降至33度。仍有一半的侧弯是由家人和朋友发现的。学校对脊柱侧弯进行筛查增加了在早期阶段发现侧弯的几率，此时进行支具治疗可能会取得成功。
