Surgical, radiographic, and patient-related risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: a meta-analysis

JS Kim, K Phan, ZB Cheung, N Lee… - Global spine …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Meta-analysis. Objective: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a complication
of surgical management for adult spinal deformity with a multifactorial etiology. Many risk …

Can placement of hook at the upper instrumented level decrease the proximal junctional kyphosis risk in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

M Erkilinc, M Coathup, MG Liska, J Lovevoy - European Spine Journal, 2023 - Springer
Objective Proximal junctional kyphosis is a commonly encountered clinical and radiographic
phenomenon after pediatric and adolescent spinal deformity surgery that may lead to …

Bimodal incidence and causes of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity (ASD)

MC Gupta, BG Diebo, TS Protopsaltis… - The Spine …, 2016 - thespinejournalonline.com
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: PJK is a well-known complication occurring in patients (pts) who
undergo surgical adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction. Acute PJK (aPJK) occurs within the …

Incidence, risk factors, and prevention strategy for proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery

T Sakuma, T Kotani, T Akazawa… - Spine Surgery and …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Introduction: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is an acute complication of adult spinal
deformity (ASD) surgery and may require re-operation because of proximal junctional failure …

Distal junctional kyphosis after posterior spinal fusion in lenke 1 and 2 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis-exploring detailed features of the sagittal stable vertebra …

PY Wang, CW Chen, YF Lee, MH Hu… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: To investigate the factors contributing
to the development of postoperative distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) in adolescent idiopathic …

Proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis following segmental posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion: minimum 5-year follow-up

YJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, J Kim, SK Cho - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. To analyze the long-term proximal junctional
change in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) following segmental posterior spinal …

Patterns of lumbar spine malalignment leading to revision surgery for proximal junctional kyphosis: a cluster analysis of over-versus under-correction

R Lafage, P Passias, B Sheikh Alshabab… - Global spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective Investigate the patterns of fused lumbar
alignment in patients requiring revision surgery for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) …

Prospective assessment of the safety and early outcomes of sublaminar band placement for the prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis

VK Viswanathan, S Kukreja, AJ Minnema… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) can progress to proximal junctional failure
(PJF), a widely recognized early and serious complication of multisegment spinal …

Characteristics of patients undergoing revision surgery for proximal junctional failure after adult spinal deformity surgery: revalidation of the Hart–International Spine …

A Raj, CS Lee, JS Park, BJ Kang, TS Shin… - Journal of Neurosurgery …, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Score on the proximal junctional kyphosis severity scale (PJKSS) has been
validated to show good correlations with likelihood of revision surgery for proximal junctional …

Alignment risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis and the effect of lower thoracic junctional tethers for adult spinal deformity

TJ Buell, CJ Chen, JC Quinn, AL Buchholz… - World neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective The aims of this retrospective cohort study were to 1) identify new alignment risk
factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with …