Study Design. Systematic review of literature. Objective. To perform a comprehensive
English language systematic literature review of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and …

The study aimed to review the etiology of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) and to
propose a treatment algorithm based on a systematic review of the current literature and …

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 …

Technical advancements have enabled the spinal deformity surgeon to correct severe spinal
mal-alignment. However, proximal adjacent segment pathology (ASP) remains a significant …

OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a well-recognized, yet incompletely
defined, complication of adult spinal deformity surgery. There is no standardized definition …

Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: To summarize the results of clinical studies
investigating spinal instrumentation techniques aiming to reduce the postoperative …

OBJECTIVE To determine if junctional tethers reduce PJK after multilevel instrumented
surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD). METHODS ASD patients who underwent posterior …

Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. The aim of
this study was to examine which radiographic parameters and surgical strategies are most …

Study Design: This was a retrospective multicentric study. Objective: The objective of this
study was to determine the different risk factors for development of proximal junctional …

Background context Facet joint orientation and tropism influence the biomechanics of the
corresponding segment. Therefore, the sagittal orientation or tropism of the facet joint …