Survey analysis of idiopathic scoliosis in 12 881 junior middle school students from Shantou city, Guangdong province

Abstract

Objective To study the survey outcome of idiopathic scoliosis(AIS) in 12 881 junior middle school students from Shantou city, Guangdong province. Methods From October 2013 to January 2015, the survey of AIS was carried out in 12 881 junior middle school students from 10 middle schools in Shantou city, Guangdong province.Three methods such as school screening, hospital review and X-ray film examination were used.The two five surface checking method was used as physical examination method.X-ray was used to slicing a positive lateral view of the whole spine as standing position.The persons whose Cobb angles ≥10° were diagnosed as AIS. Results The amount of individual with suspicious signs were 1 543 students, the suspected rate was 11.98%.Meanwhile, a further checking was conducted by hospital to 263 students, the response rate was 17.04% and 136 students were diagnosed as AIS.The positive rate of AIS was 51.71%. Conclusion The prevalence of AIS in junior middle school students in Shantou city is higher than national average level.Therefore, it is necessary to attach attention to the census for AIS. Key words: Scoliosis; Mass screening; X-ray film; Students; Shantou city