Factors associated with the development of and revision for proximal junctional kyphosis in 440 consecutive adult spinal deformity patients

FH Nicholls, J Bae, AA Theologis, MS Eksi, CP Ames… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. The aim of
this study was to examine which radiographic parameters and surgical strategies are most …

Orientation of the upper-most instrumented segment influences proximal junctional disease following adult spinal deformity surgery

R Lafage, BG Line, S Gupta, B Liabaud, F Schwab… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective database. Objective. The aim of this
study was to define the role of sagittal orientation of the construct at the upper instrumented …

Evolution of proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure rates over 10 years of enrollment in a prospective multicenter adult spinal deformity database

BS Alshabab, R Lafage, JS Smith, HJ Kim, G Mundis… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate
the evolution of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) rate over 10-year enrollment period …

Revision surgery in proximal junctional kyphosis

M Cerpa, Z Sardar, L Lenke - European spine journal, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a relatively common complication
following spinal deformity surgery that may require reoperation. Although isolating the …

Proximal junctional kyphosis and failure after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review of the literature as a background to classification development

D Lau, AJ Clark, JK Scheer, MD Daubs, JD Coe… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review of literature. Objective. To perform a comprehensive
English language systematic literature review of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and …

The impact of global alignment and proportion score and bracing on proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity

EL Lord, E Ayres, D Woo… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the
relationship between global alignment and proportion (GAP) score and postoperative …

Proximal junctional kyphosis

HJ Kim, S Iyer - JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common complication following adult spinal
deformity surgery. It is defined by two criteria: a proximal junctional sagittal Cobb angle (1)≥ …

State of the art: proximal junctional kyphosis—diagnosis, management and prevention

ZM Sardar, Y Kim, V Lafage, F Rand, L Lenke… - Spine Deformity, 2021 - Springer
Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common problem that may occur following the
surgical treatment of adult patients with spinal deformity. It is defined as the proximal …

Incidence and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: results of a multicentric study of adult scoliosis

A Sebaaly, C Sylvestre, Y El Quehtani… - Clinical spine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective multicentric study. Objective: The objective of this
study was to determine the different risk factors for development of proximal junctional …

Characteristics and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity after correction surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

L Zou, J Liu, H Lu - Neurosurgical review, 2019 - Springer
There are still controversies on characteristics and risk factors for proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients. The objective of this study is to …