What factors predict the risk of proximal junctional failure in the long term, demographic, surgical, or radiographic?: results from a time-dependent ROC curve

J Yang, M Khalifé, R Lafage, HJ Kim, J Smith… - Spine, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospective multicenter database. Objective. To
identify an optimal set of factors predicting the risk of proximal junctional failure (PJF) while …

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 …

Proximal junctional kyphosis and clinical outcomes in adult spinal deformity surgery with fusion from the thoracic spine to the sacrum: a comparison of proximal and …

Y Ha, K Maruo, L Racine, WW Schairer, SS Hu… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2013 - thejns.org
Object Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common and significant complication after
corrective spinal deformity surgery. The object of this study was to compare—based on …

Incidence of acute, progressive, and delayed proximal junctional kyphosis over an 8-year period in adult spinal deformity patients

FA Segreto, PG Passias, R Lafage, V Lafage… - Operative …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common radiographic complication
of adult spinal deformity (ASD) corrective surgery. Although previous literature has reported …

Postsurgical predictors of proximal junctional kyphosis in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

BT Bjerke-Kroll, R Saiyed, Z Cheung… - The Spine …, 2015 - thespinejournalonline.com
Purpose Data regarding risk factors for radiographic PJK are conflicting. PJK has been
associated with pre-surgical kyphosis, obesity and upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) …

Reproducibility measuring the angle of proximal junctional kyphosis using the first or the second vertebra above the upper instrumented vertebrae in patients …

C Sacramento-Domínguez, R Vayas-Díez, L Coll-Mesa… - Spine, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A historical cohort study. Objective. To evaluate the reproducibility of this
measure in proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and to determine whether differences exist …

Recurrent proximal junctional kyphosis

PJ York, HJ Kim - Techniques in Orthopaedics, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is one of the most common radiographic forms of
adjacent segment degeneration with an incidence as high as 50% in adult spinal deformity …

Age-adjusted alignment goals have the potential to reduce PJK

R Lafage, F Schwab, S Glassman, S Bess, B Harris… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. To explore proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) as a function of age-adjusted surgical correction goals. Summary of Background Data …

Type of anchor at the proximal fusion level has a significant effect on the incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis and outcome in adults after long posterior spinal …

H Hassanzadeh, S Gupta, A Jain, MH El Dafrawy… - Spine deformity, 2013 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Design Retrospective review. Objectives To compare the incidence of
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and the clinical, radiographic, and functional outcomes in …

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis after stopping at thoracolumbar junction have lower muscularity, fatty degeneration at the thoracolumbar area

SJ Hyun, YJ Kim, SC Rhim - The Spine Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context There are several reports regarding pathogeneses and risk
factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity surgery. However, the …