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ReviewChiropractic & manual therapies2017

Prevalence of low back pain in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.

Jean Théroux, Norman Stomski, Christopher J Hodgetts, Ariane Ballard, Christelle Khadra, Sylvie Le May, Hubert Labelle

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In one paragraph

Review in Chiropractic & manual therapies, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04547647 (Back Deformity Among Adolescent Students in Elkharga City- The New Vally Governorate- Egypt), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04547647 unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Back Deformity Among Adolescent Students in Elkharga City- The New Vally Governorate- Egypt

TypeobservationalSponsorAssiut UniversityRan2020 to 2021Enrolled500ConditionsBack DisorderArmsX- Ray
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Patient and surgical predictors of 3D correction in posterior spinal fusion: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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  8. An Update on Pain Management in Pediatric Spine Surgery.Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine · 2026
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  19. Is scoliosis a source of pain?Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Jean ThérouxResearch Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC Canada.
Norman StomskiSchool of Health Profession, Murdoch University, 90, South Street, Murdoch, 6150 WA Australia.
Christopher J HodgettsSchool of Health Profession, Murdoch University, 90, South Street, Murdoch, 6150 WA Australia.
Ariane BallardResearch Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC Canada.
Christelle KhadraResearch Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC Canada.
Sylvie Le MayResearch Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC Canada.
Hubert LabelleResearch Center, Sainte-Justine University Hospital Center, Montreal, QC Canada.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine · CAMurdoch University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most common spinal deformity occurring in adolescents and its established prevalence varies from 2 to 3%. Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis has been identified as a potential risk factor for the development of low back pain in adolescents. The purpose of this study was to systematically review studies of the prevalence of low back pain in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in order to establish the quality of the evidence and determine whether the prevalence estimates could be statistically pooled.

methodsSystematic electronic searches were undertaken in PubMed, CINAHL, and CENTRAL without any restrictions. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they reported the prevalence of low back pain in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. Studies were excluded if they detailed the prevalence of pain in post-surgical subjects or were published in languages other than English or French. Data were reported qualitatively, since there was insufficient evidence for statistical pooling.

resultsThe electronic search strategies yielded 1811 unique studies. Only two studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria. The prevalence of low back pain in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis ranged from 34.7 to 42.0%. However, these prevalence estimates should be viewed cautiously as the included studies were at high risk of bias.

conclusionThe results of this systematic review indicate that adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis frequently experience low back pain. However, there was insufficient evidence to confidently estimate low back pain prevalence in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis and further studies are needed in this area.

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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosisLow back painPrevalence

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PMID28439404
PMCPMC5399433
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