Recurrent proximal junctional kyphosis: incidence, risk factors, revision rates, and outcomes at 2-year minimum follow-up

HJ Kim, SJ Wang, R Lafage, S Iyer, C Shaffrey… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective comparative cohort study. Objective. Assess the incidence, risk
factors, and outcomes of recurrent proximal junctional kyphosis (r-PJK) in PJK revision …

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 …

Junctional spinal disorders in operated adult spinal deformities: present understanding and future perspectives

V Arlet, M Aebi - European Spine Journal, 2013 - Springer
Introduction Junctional spinal disorders have become one of the greatest challenges in
spinal deformity surgery. They can occur at any age but are mostly seen in adult deformity …

[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 …

Vertebral bone quality score independently predicts proximal junctional kyphosis and/or failure after adult spinal deformity surgery

CC Kuo, MAR Soliman, AO Aguirre, N Ruggiero… - …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF)
can be catastrophic complications associated with adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery …

The impact of global alignment and proportion score and bracing on proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity

EL Lord, E Ayres, D Woo… - Global Spine …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective chart review. Objective: The goal of this study is to examine the
relationship between global alignment and proportion (GAP) score and postoperative …

Biomechanical risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: a detailed numerical analysis of surgical instrumentation variables

M Cammarata, CÉ Aubin, X Wang, JM Mac-Thiong - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Biomechanical analysis of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) through
computer simulations and sensitivity analysis. Objective. To gain biomechanical knowledge …

Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity after segmental posterior spinal instrumentation and fusion: minimum five-year follow-up

YJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, CR Glattes, S Rhim… - Spine, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective study. Objective. To analyze time-dependent change of,
prevalence of, and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal …

Incidence and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: a meta-analysis

FY Liu, T Wang, SD Yang, H Wang, DL Yang… - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the incidence and risk factors associated with proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) following spinal fusion, we collect relative statistics from the articles on PJK …

Different risk factors of proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure following long instrumented fusion to the sacrum for adult spinal deformity …

SJ Park, CS Lee, SS Chung, JY Lee, SS Kang… - …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: The failure modes, time to development, and clinical relevance are known
to differ between proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) …