Key result
School scoliosis screening using the forward bend test yielded a sensitivity of 0.83, specificity of 0.99, and a predictive value of 0.08 for detecting or predicting 40° scoliosis.
Why the study?
Does school scoliosis screening using the forward bend test accurately detect or predict significant adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
Population
School children screened for scoliosis in Dublin, including new entrants to test screening validity.
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Low predictive value limits forward bend test screening utility; leaves open whether refined protocols improve significant scoliosis detection.
Observational
Does school scoliosis screening using the forward bend test accurately detect or predict significant adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?
School scoliosis screening using the forward bend test has a low predictive value for significant scoliosis, challenging its validity to cause significant change in prevalence.
Goldberg et al. (1995) conducted an observational in Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. School scoliosis screening was evaluated on Detection or prediction of 40° scoliosis. School scoliosis screening using the forward bend test yielded a sensitivity of 0.83, specificity of 0.99, and a predictive value of 0.08 for detecting or predicting 40° scoliosis.
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