Combined anterior-posterior surgery is the most important risk factor for developing proximal junctional kyphosis in idiopathic scoliosis

HJ Kim, M Yagi, J Nyugen, ME Cunningham… - … and Related Research®, 2012 - Springer
Background Several studies have identified risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) after instrumentation for scoliosis, but the relative risks are unclear …

Incidence, risk factors, and natural course of proximal junctional kyphosis: surgical outcomes review of adult idiopathic scoliosis. Minimum 5 years of follow-up

M Yagi, AB King, O Boachie-Adjei - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult scoliosis.
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and natural …

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis requiring revision surgery have higher postoperative lumbar lordosis and larger sagittal balance corrections

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, KS Song… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Case control study. Objective. To evaluate risk factors in patients in 3 groups:
those without proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)(N), with PJK but not requiring revision (P) …

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 …

Incidence and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: a meta-analysis

FY Liu, T Wang, SD Yang, H Wang, DL Yang… - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the incidence and risk factors associated with proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) following spinal fusion, we collect relative statistics from the articles on PJK …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and risk factors for the progression of proximal junctional kyphosis in degenerative lumbar scoliosis following long instrumented posterior spinal …

H Wang, L Ma, D Yang, T Wang, S Yang, Y Wang… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
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factors for the progression of proximal junctional kyphosis in degenerative lumbar scoliosis …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors of proximal junctional kyphosis after multilevel fusion surgery: more than 2 years follow-up data

DK Kim, JY Kim, SC Rhim… - Journal of Korean …, 2017 - synapse.koreamed.org
Objective Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is radiologic finding, and is defined as
kyphosis of> 10 at the proximal end of a construct. The aim of this study is to identify factors …

Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult scoliosis: comparison of four radiological predictor models

A Sebaaly, G Riouallon, I Obeid, P Grobost… - European Spine …, 2018 - Springer
Objective The objective of this retrospective study is to identify the best immediate
postoperative radiological predictors for the occurrence of proximal junctional kyphosis …

Risk factor analysis of proximal junctional kyphosis after posterior fusion in patients with idiopathic scoliosis

J Wang, Y Zhao, B Shen, C Wang, M Li - Injury, 2010 - Elsevier
STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective analysis of 150 adolescents who underwent spinal fusion
for idiopathic scoliosis. OBJECTIVE: To analyse the incidence of the postoperative proximal …

Proximal junctional kyphosis as a distinct form of adjacent segment pathology after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review

HJ Kim, LG Lenke, CI Shaffrey, EM Van Alstyne… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To review the literature on proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) as a specific form for proximal adjacent segment pathology and report on the …