Review Article

School Screening for Idiopathic Scoliosis

Vasiliki P. Myriouni, Christos P. Zafeiris

• Postgraduate Program “Metabolic Bone Diseases”, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Athens, Greece

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Keywords: Cost-effectiveness, Effectiveness, Idiopathic scoliosis, School screening

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of school screening for idiopathic scoliosis. To achieve this goal, a review of the international literature was conducted. Through the analysis of the findings, it can be concluded that school screening is an effective and cost-effective process, especially if some modifications with more specific targeting are incorporated, which can enhance the cost effectiveness even further.

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