title: Surgery is performed for functional improvements.
authors.affiliation: University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asher
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000502:physiology* / Q000601:surgery*