The importance of the size of the trunk inclination angle in the early detection of scoliosis in children

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders 2022-01, Vol.23 (1), p.5-5, Article 5
• Main Authors: Kluszczyński, Marek, Pilis, Anna, Czaprowski, Dariusz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adams test; Age; Age groups; Angle of trunk inclination; Child; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; Cobb angle; Demographic aspects; Diagnosis; Elementary school students; Families & family life; Humans; Medical examination; Medical records; Musculoskeletal diseases; Patients; Preschool children; Risk factors; Scoliosis; Scoliosis - diagnostic imaging; Spine; Spine (lumbar); Torso
• ISSN: 1471-2474; 1471-2474
• DOI: 10.1186/s12891-021-04965-4

Early detection of idiopathic scoliosis is one factor in determining treatment effectiveness. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the importance of the size of the trunk inclination angle (ATI) for the early detection of scoliosis in preschool- and school-age children, taking into account the location and size of the spine curvature. The study included a group of 216 children (mean age 11.54 years, standard deviation ± 3.05), who had previously untreated idiopathic scoliosis and a Cobb angle of ≥ 10°. The ATI values were compared with the corresponding Cobb angle values. The results of the ATI-Cobb correlation were compared to the ATI thresholds of 5° and 7°. In the age groups 6-9, 10-12 and 13-17 years, the method sensitivity for the ATI ≥ 7° criterion was low at 33.90%, 27.69% and 51.29% (p