Objective Degenerative thoracolumbar hyperkyphosis (DTH) is a disease that negatively
affects individual health and requires surgical intervention, yet the ideal surgical approach …

Background Thoracolumbar junctional kyphosis (TLJK) due to osteoporotic vertebral fracture
(OVF) negatively impacts patients' quality of life. The necessity of pelvic fixation in corrective …

Objective Junctional kyphosis is a common complication after corrective long spinal fusion
for adult spinal deformity. Whereas there is still a paucity of data on junctional kyphosis …

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors and avoidance techniques for
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) in the upper thoracic …

Study Design This is a retrospective study. Objective The objective of this study was to
assess the sagittal stable vertebra (SSV) versus the first lordotic vertebra (FLV) as the …

Abstract Background Context There are several reports regarding pathogeneses and risk
factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity surgery. However, the …

BACKGROUND Low bone mineral density (BMD) on dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
(DXA) is likely a risk factor for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional …

Objective To compare the prognostic power of Hounsfield units (HU) and Vertebral Bone
Quality (VBQ) score for predicting proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) following long …

Study Design: A retrospective review. Objective: To study time to development, clinical and
radiographic characteristics, and management of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) …

Background This study aimed to analyze the risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) for patients with chronic symptomatic osteoporotic thoracolumbar fractures (CSOTLF) …