Bone Quality as Measured by Hounsfield Units More Accurately Predicts Proximal Junctional Kyphosis than Vertebral Bone Quality Following Long-Segment …

Z Pennington, AL Mikula, N Lakomkin, M Martini… - World Neurosurgery, 2024 - Elsevier
Objective To compare the prognostic power of Hounsfield units (HU) and Vertebral Bone
Quality (VBQ) score for predicting proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) following long …

[HTML][HTML] Proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure following adult spinal deformity surgery

SJ Hyun, BH Lee, JH Park, KJ Kim… - Korean Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 in adult spinal deformity: a novel predictive index

J Zhao, M Yang, Y Yang, X Yin, C Yang, L Li… - European Spine Journal, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a devastating complication for adult spinal
deformity (ASD) after correction surgery. However, there is no consensus on the risk factors …

Risk factors for acute proximal junctional kyphosis after adult spinal deformity surgery in preoperative motion analysis

DW Ham, H Han, HJ Kim, SM Park, BS Chang… - European Spine …, 2021 - Springer
Objective This study aimed to examine which motion analysis parameters regarding the
dynamic aspects and/or balance affect the development acute proximal junctional kyphosis …

Proximal junctional kyphosis is a rebalancing spinal phenomenon due to insufficient postoperative thoracic kyphosis after adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery

JL Clément, S Pesenti, B Ilharreborde, C Morin… - European Spine …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Many authors tried to explain proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) after adolescent
idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) surgery by looking for risk factors. Latest publications focus on …

Alignment targets, curve proportion and mechanical loading: preliminary analysis of an ideal shape toward reducing proximal junctional kyphosis

Y Katsuura, R Lafage, HJ Kim, JS Smith… - Global spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: Investigate risk factors for PJK
including theoretical kyphosis, mechanical loading at the UIV and age adjusted offset …

Evolution of proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure rates over 10 years of enrollment in a prospective multicenter adult spinal deformity database

BS Alshabab, R Lafage, JS Smith, HJ Kim, G Mundis… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
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 …

A validation study of four preoperative surgical planning tools for adult spinal deformity surgery in proximal junctional kyphosis and clinical outcomes

SJ Park, CS Lee, JS Park, CY Jeon, CH Ma - Neurosurgery, 2022 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Four guidelines have been suggested for optimal correction in adult spinal
deformity surgery: Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-Schwab classification, age-adjusted …

A patient-specific approach to alignment and proximal junctional kyphosis risk assessment in adult spinal deformity surgery: development and validation of a …

JM Hills, BM Weisenthal, JP Wanner… - Clinical Spine …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a single-institution, retrospective cohort study. Objective: We aimed
to develop a predictive model for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) severity that considers …

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 …