美国有九个州规定要对青少年原发性脊柱侧弯进行检查,在西欧和北美的许多学校也开展这项工作。但对该病的历史情况尚了解不多,治疗效果也仍然缺乏严格的评价。目前对本病的流行病学也未明了,患病率为3～14％,这种悬殊的差异是由于对诊断标准掌握不同和检查及诊断程序不同所致。 Nine U.S. states stipulate that primary scoliosis should be examined in adolescents and that this is done in many schools in Western Europe and North America. However, the history of the disease is not yet known, the treatment effect is still lack of rigorous evaluation. The current epidemiology of the disease is not clear, the prevalence of 3 to 14%, the disparity is due to differences in the diagnostic criteria and examination and diagnostic procedures due to different.