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KMID : 1099620100070030161
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Korean Journal of Spine
2010 Volume.7 No. 3 p.161 ~ p.166
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Scoliosis in a Nineteen Years Old Male: Prevalence Study
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Oh Chang-Hyun
Jahng Yoon-Jong
Lee Jae-Hwan
Yoon Seung-Hwan
Park Hyeong-Chun
Park Chong-Oon
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Scoliosis, Adolescent, Prevalence, Korea
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