The direct cost of "Thriasio" school screening program.

Background: There is great diversity in the policies for scoliosis screening worldwide. The initial enthusiasm was succeeded by skepticism and the worth of screening programs has been challenged. The criticisms of school screening programs cite mainly the negative psychological impact on children and their families and the increased financial cost of visits and follow-up radiographs.

The incidence of idiopathic scoliosis in Greece--analyais of domestic school screening programs.

Introduction: The aim of the study is the documentation of the national incidence of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) based on the School Screening programs performed at the various geographical departments of the country, and the estimation of the probable number of children who will need to be conservatively or surgically treated.

Material-methods: During the years 1975 - 1999, 17 School Screening programs were performed in Greece and their results were analyzed and published in the book "School Screening in Greece". These studies had in common the children age distribution, the clinical examination, the radiological definition of IS when the Cobb - angle was > or = 5 degrees or > or = 10 degrees after SRS.

Comparison of body weight and height between normal and scoliotic children.

Aim: The creation of a database with somatometric parameters (body weight and eight) from school screening children and the comparison of nonscoliotic children with their counterparts suffering of scoliosis to Cobb angle > or =10 degrees curves.

Material And Method: 3631 screened children where divided in 3 groups. The 1st group comprised normal children with 0 degrees angle of trunk inclination, (ATI).

Lateral spinal profile in school-screening referrals with and without late onset idiopathic scoliosis 10 degrees-20 degrees.

Introduction: The aim of this report is a) to study the lateral spinal profile, (LSP), in school-screening referrals with and without late onset idiopathic scoliosis of small curves 10 degrees - 20 degrees Cobb angle and b) to validate LSP's aetiological importance in idiopathic scoliosis pathobiomechanics.

Methods And Material: The spinal radiographs of 133 children, 47 boys and 86 girls with a mean age of 13.28 and 13.