[HTML][HTML] Adult spinal deformity: a comprehensive review of current advances and future directions

HJ Kim, JH Yang, DG Chang, LG Lenke… - Asian spine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Owing to rapidly changing global demographics, adult spinal deformity (ASD) now accounts
for a significant proportion of the Global Burden of Disease. Sagittal imbalance caused by …

Proximal junctional kyphosis and failure after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review of the literature as a background to classification development

D Lau, AJ Clark, JK Scheer, MD Daubs, JD Coe… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review of literature. Objective. To perform a comprehensive
English language systematic literature review of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and …

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 …

Degenerative spinal deformity

T Ailon, JS Smith, CI Shaffrey, LG Lenke, D Brodke… - …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Degenerative spinal deformity afflicts a significant portion of the elderly and is increasing in
prevalence. Recent evidence has revealed sagittal plane malalignment to be a key driver of …

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) …

Proximal junctional kyphosis

HJ Kim, S Iyer - JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common complication following adult spinal
deformity surgery. It is defined by two criteria: a proximal junctional sagittal Cobb angle (1)≥ …

Progressive spinal kyphosis in the aging population

T Ailon, CI Shaffrey, LG Lenke, JS Harrop… - Neurosurgery, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Thoracic kyphosis tends to increase with age. Hyperkyphosis is defined as excessive
curvature of the thoracic spine and may be associated with adverse health effects …

The effect of posterior polyester tethers on the biomechanics of proximal junctional kyphosis: a finite element analysis

S Bess, JE Harris, AWL Turner, V LaFage… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) remains problematic following multilevel
instrumented spine surgery. Previous biomechanical studies indicate that providing less …

Identification of decision criteria for revision surgery among patients with proximal junctional failure after surgical treatment of spinal deformity

R Hart, I McCarthy, M O'brien, S Bess, B Line, OB Adjei… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Multicenter, retrospective, consecutive case series. Objective. This study aims
to identify demographic and radiographical characteristics that influence the decision to …

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 …