Question

A nurse in a well-child clinic is collecting data on children for scoliosis screening. which child is at greatest risk for scoliosis?

Answer 1

Those children who present the signs of a scoliosis in the inspection of the trunk are: asymmetry of height of shoulders, prominence of one of the scapulae and asymmetry of the flank with prominence of one of the iliac rims. To optimize the identification of these aspects, the examination should be done only with underwear.