Table A2. Publications excluded by full text analysis, with reasons for exclusion.
paper
Thilagaratnam S. School-based screening for scoliosis: is it costeffective? Singapore Medical Journal 2007; 48(11):1012-7
Simpson R, Gemmell H. Accuracy of spinal orthopaedic tests: a
systematic review. Chiropractic & Osteopathy 2006;14:26
Philadelphia Panel evidence-based clinical practice guidelines on
selected rehabilitation interventions: overview and methodology.
Phys Ther. 2001;81:1629-40
Stickler GB. Are yearly physical examinations in adolescents
necessary? J Am Board Fam Pract 2000; 13:172-7
Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement (ICSI). Preventive services
for children and adolescents. Bloomington (MN); 2011
Summary of recommendations for clinical preventive services.
Leawood (KS): American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP); 2012
Sox HC, Jr, Berwick DM, Berg AO, et al., US Preventive Services Task
Force. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: Review
Article. JAMA.1993;269(20):2667-72
Goldbloom R. Screening for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis. [in:]
Canadian Task Force on Periodic Health Examination. The Canadian
guide to clinical preventive health care. Ottawa, ON: Minister of
Public Works and Government Services Canada; 1994.
http://canadiantaskforce.ca/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/Chapter31_idio_adoles_scoliosis94.pdf?9d
7bd4
Kepler CK, Wilkinson SM, Radcliff KE, Vaccaro AR, Anderson DG,
Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ, Rihn JA. Cost-utility analysis in spine care: a
systematic review. Spine J 2012;12:676-90.
Sabirin J, Bakri R, Buang SN, Abdullah AT, Shapie A. School scoliosis
screening programme – a systematic review. Med J Malaysia
2010;65:261-7
Lee CF. School Screening and Curve Progression in Adolescent
Idiopathic Scoliosis. PhD thesis, University of Hong Kong, 2009.
http://hdl.handle.net/10722/56975
Fong DYT, Luk KDK. Should screening for scoliosis be conducted?
ArgoSpine News&Journal 2012;24(1-2):46-9.
National Public Health Partnership. Child Health Screening and
Surveillance: supplementary document – context and next steps.
September 2002.
http://www.nphp.gov.au/publications/chip/screening.pdf
Harrop J, et al. Noninvasive measurement and screening techniques
for spinal deformities. Neurosurgery 2008; S3:A46-A53
Kotwicki T. Evaluation of scoliosis today: examination, X-rays and
beyond. Disabil Rehabil 2008;30:742-51
Kotwicki T, Chowanska J, Kinel E, Czaprowski D, Tomaszewski M,
Janusz P. Optimal management of idiopathic scoliosis in adolescence.
Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics 2013;4:59-73
Plaszewski M, Nowobilski R, Kowalski P, Cieslinski M. Screening for
scoliosis: different countries’ perspectives and evidence-based health
care. Int J Rehab Res 2012;35:13-9
Grivas TB, Vasiliadis ES, Rodopoulos G, Kovanis I. School screening as
a research tool in epidemiology, natural history and aetiology of
idiopathic scoliosis. Stud Health Technol Inform 2008;135:84-93
Bunnell WP. Selective screening for scoliosis. Clin Orthop Relat Res
2005;434:40-5
reason(s) for exclusion
retrospective cost-effectiveness analysis
systematic review on multiple tests and
conditions; only two primary papers regarding FBT
test, with opposite findings, included; also, the
aim was to determine the quality of the research
regarding accuracy of spinal orthopaedic tests, not
the accuracy of the tests themselves; we classified
the paper as not regarding screening for scoliosis
scoliosis was an exclusion criterion, and screening
was not considered
not on scoliosis-screening tests or programs
does not contain a systematic review
not a systematically developed document
an article supplementing/ elaborating the
historical/ past USPSTF policy statement,
therefore outdated
screening for scoliosis is not at the guideline list
from the CTFPHC website, but is included in the
separately added (on March 12, 2013) “The
Canadian Guide to Clinical Preventive Health Care
(1994)” book; the paper corresponds with the
historical USPSTF review (JAMA 1993); therefore
excluded as historical
one cost-utility analysis addressing adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis included, but not regarding
screening*
duplicate of [16]
duplicated in an included journal article [30]
not a systematic review
does not add to, and duplicates information from
the main document [3]
not on screening programs, but on measurement
techniques, means of documenting presence and
monitoring progression of the deformity
not a systematic review
not a systematic review
not a systematic review
not a systematic review
not a systematic review
Grivas TB, Vasiliadis E, Savvidou OD, Triantafyllopoulos G: What a
school screening program could contribute in clinical research of
idiopathic scoliosis aetiology. Disabil Rehabil 2008;10:752-62
Weinstein SL, Dolan LA, Cheng JCY, Danielson A, Morcuende JA.
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Lancet 2008;371:1527-37
Larson N. Early onset scoliosis: what the primary care provider needs
to know and implications for practice. J Am Acad Nurse Pract
2011;23:392-403
Linker B. A dangerous curve. The role of history in America’s scoliosis
screening programs. Am J Publ Health 2012;102:1106-16
Mirtz TA, Thompson MA, Greene L, Wyatt LA, Akagi CG. Adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis screening for school, community, and clinical
health promotion practice utilizing the PRECEDE-PROCEED model.
Chirop Osteopat 2005;13:25.
Georgilopoulos P. The importance of screening. Modern Athlete &
Coach 2010;2:18
Bettany-Saltikov JA. To screen or not to screen? An evidence-based
review and proposal for a 4-tier model for scoliosis screening in the
UK. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2012;94-B:SUPP X 034
O’Keefe L. Experts do not support any recommendations against
scoliosis screening. AAP News 2008;29:39
Bunge E. Idiopathic scoliosis. Evaluation of screening and treatment.
Thesis, 2009. ISBN 978-90-8559-486-4.
Weiss H-R. Intervention studies on scoliosis – Review of the reviews.
Polish Annals of Medicine 2012;19(1):72-83.
Beauséjour M, Goulet L, Parent S, Feldman DE, Turgeon I, RoyBeaudry M, Sosa JF, Labelle H; Members of the Quebec Scoliosis
Society and of the Canadian Paediatric Spinal Deformities Study
Group. The effectiveness of scoliosis screening programs: methods for
systematic review and expert panel recommendations formulation.
Scoliosis. 2013;8(1):12. doi: 10.1186/1748-7161-8-12
Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. New grades for
recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health
Care. CMAJ 2003;169:207-8
Trobisch P, Suess O, Schwab F. Idiopathic scoliosis. Dtsch Arztebl Int.
2010;107(49):875-83
Porto F, Gurgel JL, Russomano T, Farinatti Pde T. Moiré topography:
characteristics and clinical application. Gait Posture 2010;32(3):422-4
Negrini S, Aulisa AG, Aulisa L, et al. 2011 SOSORT guidelines:
Orthopaedic and rehabilitation treatment of idiopathic scoliosis
during growth. Scoliosis 2012;7:3.
Shelton YA. Scoliosis and kyphosis in adolescents: diagnosis and
management. Adolesc Med State Art Rev 2007;18(1):121-39
Feldman D, Beauséjour M, Sosa JF, et al. Cost effectiveness of school
screening for scoliosis: a systematic review. Int J Child Adolesc Health
2014, 7(1). In Press.
not a systematic review: narrative review and a
description of a scoliosis screening program
not a systematic review
not a systematic review
an essay/ narrative
not a systematic review
not a scientific article/ research report
conference proceeding
Commentary
publication based on already analyzed journal
articles
not a systematic review
protocol for a systematic review and guideline
development
paper, found through handsearching; described as
the Canadian position on scoliosis screening
(Scoliosis. 2013;8(1):12), but does not include such
information
not a systematic review, does not consider
screening
the aims not on screening programs/ tests
effectiveness
consensus-based, rather than evidence-based
guideline; systematic search for relevant
publications reported; however, inclusion criteria
address availability of included publications, not
study designs; included studies reported
narratively; quality assessment not reported
full text not retrieved
not published at the time of writing this paper
*Vitale MA, Vitale MG, Zivin JG, et al. Rotator cuff repair: an analysis of utility scores and cost-effectiveness. J Shoulder Elbow Surg
2007;16:181–7: “Preoperative rHuEPO transfusion versus PAD in 15-year-old female undergoing surgery for adolescent scoliosis”