on the lumbar spine with regard to functional scoliosis. Functional scoliosis is defined as the
compensatory changes in the lumbar spine that maintain shoulder balance in the setting of
pelvic obliquity (Fig. 1). Numerous observational studies have revealed correlations
between LLD, degenerative changes in the … In patients with functional scoliosis in the
setting of pelvic obliquity, the lumbar spine compensates for leg-length discrepancy by …