Kane W J
Clin Orthop Relat Res. 1977 Jul-Aug(126):43-6.
Recently published prevalence studies of scoliosis reveal a disconcerting variability, largely due to the use of different diagnostic "cutting points", which are frequently unstated. A statistical analysis of the prevalence of moderate and severe scoliotic curves shows that the distribution of scoliotic curves conforms best to a log normal distribution. Using this analysis, and using 10 degrees as the "cutting point" for the diagnosis, the adolescent scoliosis population consists of approximately 25 per 1,000.
最近发表的脊柱侧弯患病率研究显示出令人不安的变异性，这主要是由于使用了不同的诊断“切点”，而这些切点往往未明确说明。对中度和重度脊柱侧弯曲线患病率的统计分析表明，脊柱侧弯曲线的分布最符合对数正态分布。利用这一分析，并以10度作为诊断的“切点”，青少年脊柱侧弯人群约为每1000人中有25人。
