The Demographics and Epidemiology of Infantile, Juvenile, and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis in a Southern California Integrated Health Care System.

Study Design: Prognostic study, Level III.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and demographics of idiopathic scoliosis (IS) in a large cohort of children in a Southern California integrated healthcare system, and to identify the demographic or clinical factors associated with the greatest risk of IS.

Summary Of Background Data: Although many authors have reported on the incidence and prevalence of IS in children, there have been few incidence studies in the United States on large, self-contained populations.