Abstract
The literature on efficiency of school scoliosis screening programs (SSSP) discusses the potential benefit of the awareness of health professionals and parents for early detection of scoliosis, as an alternative to mass screening of school children, for proper management of scoliosis patients. This hypothesis was examined in a community without SSSP by analyzing the impact of the professional status of the person involved in scoliosis detection on the appropriateness of referral.
Highlights
The literature on efficiency of school scoliosis screening programs (SSSP) discusses the potential benefit of the awareness of health professionals and parents for early detection of scoliosis, as an alternative to mass screening of school children, for proper management of scoliosis patients. This hypothesis was examined in a community without SSSP by analyzing the impact of the professional status of the person involved in scoliosis detection on the appropriateness of referral
Materials and methods 345 consecutive patients referred to an orthopaedist for suspected scoliosis at a major hospital in Canada were interviewed to characterize the originator of the detection of their scoliosis: Lay person, Allied health, General practitioner, and Specialist
Referral profiles were similar for Lay persons and Allied health including late referrals in one fifth of patients
Summary
The impact of scoliosis detection circumstances on the referral patterns in orthopaedics Marie Beauséjour*, Marjolaine Roy-Beaudry, Lise Goulet, Charles-Hilaire Rivard, Benoit Poitras, Stefan Parent, Hubert Labelle. From 7th International Conference on Conservative Management of Spinal Deformities Montreal, Canada. 20-22 May 2010
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