Intro -- Abstract -- Populärvetenskaplig sammanfattning på svenska -- List of Papers -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Scoliosis -- Anatomy and biomechanics -- Radiology -- Diagnostic measurements -- Classification of idiopathic scoliosis -- Corrective surgical approaches -- Questionnaires -- Aims -- Patients -- Methods -- Ethical approval -- Results -- Strengths and limitations -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- Future research -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Papers.