Surgery of the spine deformities in adults: relevant problems and approaches to treatment (a review of literature)

The work deals with the review of modern literature on the problems of classification, clinical aspects, diagnosis, and approaches to surgical treatment of the spine deformities in adult patients. The problem relevance determined not only by technical facilities in the spine surgery, but also by the expansion of indications for surgical interventions in such patients. The selection of optimal tactics for treatment appears to be the main challenge of the spine deformity surgery in adults.