Objective The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for distal adding on (AO) or
distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) treated by posterior …

Objective To compare and identify risk factors for distal adding-on (AO) or distal junctional
kyphosis (DJK) in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) treated by anterior-(ASF) and …

Purpose The choice of distal fusion level in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients
with major thoracolumbar or lumbar (TL/L) curves (Lenke type 3C, 5C, or 6C) remains …

Abstract Purpose Surgical planning for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) relies on the
coronal and sagittal plane to determine the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV). Failure to …

Objective To compare the radiological outcomes in Lenke 5C type patients whose lowest
instrumented vertebra (LIV) was L3 or L4 in a case-match study. Methods We conducted a …

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study. Objective: To investigate the factors contributing
to the development of postoperative distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) in adolescent idiopathic …

Study design Retrospective cohort study. Objective To compare clinical outcomes and
radiographic parameters between patients treated with a posterior spinal fusion that had a …

Abstract Study Design Multicenter retrospective review. Objective To assess the
effectiveness of using the stable sagittal vertebra (SSV) for selecting the lowest instrumented …

According to Lenke classification of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), patients with type 5
curve in which the structural major curve is thoracolumbar or lumbar curve with nonstructural …

Study design Retrospective cohort study. Objective To validate whether fusions that end
proximal to the sagittal stable vertebrae are at risk for developing distal junctional kyphosis …