[The operative treatment of scoliosis and kyphosis (author's transl)]

The first part of this paper consists of a discussion of the prognosis of the main forms of scoliosis and the operative treatment of this condition. The various modes of pre-operative curvature correction are detailed, as well as the main operative techniques from the dorsal (mainly the Harrington procedure) and ventral spinal approach (dwyer procedure, wedge resection). The second part describes the operative treatment of kyphosis. The most important complications are described.