Development of validated computer-based preoperative predictive model for proximal junction failure (PJF) or clinically significant PJK with 86% accuracy based on …

JK Scheer, JA Osorio, JS Smith, F Schwab, V Lafage… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective. The aim of this study was to build a model based on baseline demographic,
radiographic, and surgical factors that can predict clinically significant proximal junctional …

Proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after 3 different types of posterior segmental spinal instrumentation and fusions: incidence and risk …

YJ Kim, LG Lenke, KH Bridwell, J Kim, SK Cho, G Cheh… - Spine, 2007 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. Determine proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)
prevalence and analyze risk factors associated with PJK in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis …

Effective prevention of proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity surgery requires a combination of surgical implant prophylaxis and avoidance of sagittal …

BG Line, S Bess, R Lafage, V Lafage, F Schwab… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Propensity score matched analysis of a multi-center prospective adult spinal
deformity (ASD) database. Objective. Evaluate if surgical implant prophylaxis combined with …

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) …

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 …

Preoperative Hounsfield units at the planned upper instrumented vertebrae may predict proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity

YC Yao, J Elysee, R Lafage, M McCarthy, PK Louie… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To investigate the association between
Hounsfield units (HU) measured at the planned upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) and UIV+ …

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 …

Low bone-mineral density is a significant risk for proximal junctional failure after surgical correction of adult spinal deformity: a propensity score-matched analysis

M Yagi, N Fujita, O Tsuji, N Nagoshi, T Asazuma, K Ishii… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A propensity-matched comparison of risk factors for proximal junctional failure
(PJF), which is a symptomatic proximal junctional kyphosis developing after corrective …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult reconstructive spine surgery results from incomplete restoration of the lumbar lordosis relative to the magnitude of the …

S Mendoza-Lattes, Z Ries, Y Gao… - The Iowa orthopaedic …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is defined as: 1) Proximal junction sagittal
Cobb angle>≥ 10, and 2) Proximal junction sagittal Cobb angle of at least 10 greater than …