Surgical correction of idiopathic<unk>  is primarily considered for curves greater than 45° in immature patients and for curves greater than 50° in mature patients. In addition, surgery is usually indicated for curves that have a high likelihood of progression, curves that cause a significant amount of pain with some regularity, curves that would be cosmetically unacceptable as an adult, curves in patients with spina bifida and cerebral palsy that interfere with sitting and care, and curves that affect physiological functions such as breathing. For various reasons it is usually impossible to completely straighten a scoliotic spine, but in most cases very good corrections are achieved.
Scoliosis surgery
Spinal stenosis surgery
Scoliosis medical therapy
Back pain surgery
Osteoarthritis surgery
Osteomyelitis surgery
Ankylosing spondylitis surgery
Osteogenesis imperfecta surgery