title: Debate: degenerative scoliosis: to operate or not to operate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. akbarnia@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Behrooz A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Akbarnia
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Ogilvie
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Hammerberg
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001416:Back Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D015897:Comorbidity; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D017586:Diskectomy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D018579:Patient Selection; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D011859:Radiography; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D016896:Treatment Outcome