Scoliosis in a Nineteen Years Old Male: Prevalence Study.
- Author:
Chang Hyun OH
1
;
Yoon Jong JAHNG
;
Jae Hwan LEE
;
Seung Hwan YOON
;
Hyeong Chun PARK
;
Chong Oon PARK
Author Information
1. Seoul Regional Military Manpower Administration, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Scoliosis;
Adolescent;
Prevalence;
Korea
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Aged;
Cross-Sectional Studies;
Humans;
Korea;
Male;
Mass Screening;
Military Personnel;
Prevalence;
Scoliosis;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Korean Journal of Spine
2010;7(3):161-166
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence and the epidemiological findings of scoliosis in 19-year-old Korean males. METHODS: We applied chest radiographs for scoliosis screening from the examinations for conscription at Regional Military Manpower Administration in Seoul, Korea, from April 2009 to December 2009. A total 28,779 males, aged 19 years, were screened for scoliosis. Additional thoraco-lumbar radiographs were obtained for every examinee identified with scoliosis of more than 20 degrees using Cobb's angle. RESULTS: The prevalence of scoliosis of more than 10 degrees of Cobb's angle was 5.3%(1532 of 28,779 males). The most common category for these 19-year-old males was scoliosis of 10 to 19 degrees. The most common pattern of scoliosis was thoracic (57.6%), followed by thoracolumbar (32.1%), lumbar (7.0%), and double major curves (3.3%) scoliosis. CONCLUSIONS: Among 28,779 19-year-old Korean males, the prevalence of scoliosis of more than 10 degrees Cobb angle was 5.3%, and thoracic scoliosis was the most common.
