Adult scoliosis. Current concepts of treatment
Bradford, D.S.
Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 229: 70-87
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-921X PMID: 2964969 Document Number: 319911
The treatment of adult patients with idiopathic scoliosis is a challenge of the 1980s. Surgical treatment is difficult, and the complication rate is high. Nevertheless, surgical treatment may offer the best alternative when the specific problem has been defined, the goal is realistic, the technical solution is apparent, the alternatives have been considered, and the benefits outweigh the risks.