A systematic review of treatment strategies for the prevention of junctional complications after long-segment fusions in the osteoporotic spine

M Echt, W Ranson, J Steinberger… - Global Spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review Objectives: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and
proximal junctional failure (PJF) are well-known complications after long-segment fusions in …

Treatment approaches for Scheuermann kyphosis: a systematic review of historic and current management

S Huq, J Ehresman, E Cottrill, AK Ahmed… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Scheuermann kyphosis (SK) is an idiopathic kyphosis characterized by anterior
wedging of≥ 5° at 3 contiguous vertebrae managed with either nonoperative or operative …

[HTML][HTML] Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity: definition, classification, risk factors, and prevention strategies

HJ Kim, JH Yang, DG Chang, SI Suk, SW Suh… - Asian Spine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Proximal junctional problems are among the potential complications of surgery for adult
spinal deformity (ASD) and are associated with higher morbidity and increased rates of …

Best practice guidelines for assessment and management of osteoporosis in adult patients undergoing elective spinal reconstruction

ZM Sardar, JR Coury, M Cerpa, CJ DeWald, CP Ames… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Expert consensus study. Objective. This expert panel was created to establish
best practice guidelines to identify and treat patients with poor bone health prior to elective …

Protective Factors of Preventing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis as the Most Common Complication of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

M Nabiuni, J Hatam - Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023 - irjns.org
Results: This study included 15 patients with ASD who underwent posterior spinal
instrumentation surgery and experienced post-operative complications requiring revision …

Relationship between Hounsfield units of upper instrumented vertebrae, proximal junctional failure, and global alignment and proportion score in female patients with …

A Hiyama, D Sakai, H Katoh, M Sato, M Watanabe - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Study Design This was a retrospective observational study. Objectives The purpose of this
study was to evaluate bone mineral density using Hounsfield unit (HU) values at the upper …

Preoperative Hounsfield units at the planned upper instrumented vertebrae may predict proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity

YC Yao, J Elysee, R Lafage, M McCarthy, PK Louie… - Spine, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. To investigate the association between
Hounsfield units (HU) measured at the planned upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) and UIV+ …

Outcomes of operative treatment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective multicenter assessment with mean 4-year follow-up

E Elias, S Bess, B Line, V Lafage, R Lafage… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The current literature has primarily focused on the 2-year outcomes of operative
adult spinal deformity (ASD) treatment. Longer term durability is important given the …

Vertebral bone quality score and postoperative lumbar lordosis associated with need for reoperation after lumbar fusion

J Ehresman, AK Ahmed, D Lubelski, A Schilling… - World neurosurgery, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Poor bone quality is a known risk factor for hardware failure and adjacent
segment disease after lumbar fusion. One new method of analyzing bone quality is the …

Paraspinal muscle size as an independent risk factor for proximal junctional kyphosis in patients undergoing thoracolumbar fusion: Presented at the 2019 AANS/CNS …

Z Pennington, E Cottrill, AK Ahmed, P Passias… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a structural complication of spinal fusion
in 5%–61% of patients treated for adult spinal deformity. In nearly one-third of these cases …