Proximal junctional problems are among the potential complications of surgery for adult
spinal deformity (ASD) and are associated with higher morbidity and increased rates of …

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 …

Study Design. Systematic review of literature. Objective. To perform a comprehensive
English language systematic literature review of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and …

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 …

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 …

Introduction Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a relatively common complication
following spinal deformity surgery that may require reoperation. Although isolating the …

Study Design. Retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult spine
deformity (ASD). Objective. To report the incidence of proximal junctional failure (PJF) …

The purpose of this review is the current understanding of proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery …

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)≥ …

Technical advancements have enabled the spinal deformity surgeon to correct severe spinal
mal-alignment. However, proximal adjacent segment pathology (ASP) remains a significant …