title: Preoperative assessment of the patient with a spinal deformity.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011859:Radiography; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods; D014143:Traction