J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1977 Dec;12(4):693-697. 10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.4.693.

The Incidence of Scoliosis in Korea

• Suk SI
• Choi IH
• Cho HO
• Limb WS

• KMID: 2460670
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1977.12.4.693

Abstract

Authors examined 30, 000 minifilms(boys and girls each 15, 000) which were taken for survey of pulmonary tuberculosis for the students of the first grade, middle school in Seoul(average 13 years old), to determine the ineidence rates of scoliosis. It was considered lateral curvature of spine more than 10 degrees as non-postural scoliosis, which were analyzed for the presence of bony abnormality, sex incidence, degree of curvature, distribution of size of curvature, patterns of curvature, and direction of curvature. Following results were obtained. 1. The overall incidence of scoliosis was 1. 46%; female 1. 86% and male 1.07%. 2. Scoliosis due to bony abnormality was found in 4 cases. 3. Degrees of curvature; 10°-19° -------- 88. 8% 20°-29° ------- 10.0% more than 30° ------ 1.2% 3. The most common pattern of curvature was thoracic curve. 4. In single curve right to left ratio was 2. 7, but no significant difference in double curve.

MeSH Terms

Female
Humans
Incidence*
Korea*
Male
Scoliosis*
Spine
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary