OBJECTIVES: This study determines the prevalence of scoliosis in southern Portugal adolescents and characterizes possible factors associated with this disorder. METHODS: The sample consisted of 966 students, aged between 10 and 16 years. The instruments involved were a scoliometer and a questionnaire of postural habits. RESULTS: Scoliosis was present in 41 (4.2%) students. The girls showed the highest prevalence (4.5%) and the same was observed in those with delayed menarche (8.6%) that was thin (7.1%), which adopted incorrect sitting posture (4.4%), who remained in the upright posture wrongly (5.3%) and pick up the objects incorrectly (4.4%). However no statistically significant association between these characteristics and the presence of scoliosis was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed a lower prevalence of scoliosis in a representative and stratified sample of southern Portugal adolescents. The development of longitudinal studies is essential and must be carefully developed to validate these results.
OBJECTIVES: This study determines the prevalence of scoliosis in southern Portugal adolescents and characterizes possible factors associated with this disorder. METHODS: The sample consisted of 966 students, aged between 10 and 16 years. The instruments involved were a scoliometer and a questionnaire of postural habits. RESULTS:Scoliosis was present in 41 (4.2%) students. The girls showed the highest prevalence (4.5%) and the same was observed in those with delayed menarche (8.6%) that was thin (7.1%), which adopted incorrect sitting posture (4.4%), who remained in the upright posture wrongly (5.3%) and pick up the objects incorrectly (4.4%). However no statistically significant association between these characteristics and the presence of scoliosis was observed. CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed a lower prevalence of scoliosis in a representative and stratified sample of southern Portugal adolescents. The development of longitudinal studies is essential and must be carefully developed to validate these results.
Authors: Joshua J Thomas; Anthony A Stans; Todd A Milbrandt; Hilal M Kremers; William J Shaughnessy; A Noelle Larson Journal: J Pediatr Orthop Date: 2021-07-01 Impact factor: 2.537
Authors: Maria Célia Cunha Ciaccia; Julia Silvestre de Castro; Mariana Abduch Rahal; Barbarah Silveira Penatti; Iara Borin Selegatto; João Lucas Morette Giampietro; Vera Esteves Vagnozzi Rullo Journal: Rev Paul Pediatr Date: 2017 Apr-Jun