Screening of scoliosis in school children in Tehran: The prevalence rate of idiopathic scoliosis.

CONCLUSIONS: Regarding the high rate of scoliosis in our population and approval of this screening test in different studies, routine use of this screening method is highly recommended in schoolchildren. It has cost-benefit and can be effective in prevention and early treatment of scoliosis. PMID: 29578478 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil Source Type: research