Sagittal balance of the spine

JC Le Huec, W Thompson, Y Mohsinaly, C Barrey… - European spine …, 2019 - Springer
The static sagittal balance of the normal spine is a physiological alignment of the spine in
the most efficient manner by the muscular forces. During gait, this balance is constantly …

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 …

Incidence, risk factors and classification of proximal junctional kyphosis: surgical outcomes review of adult idiopathic scoliosis

M Yagi, KB Akilah, O Boachie-Adjei - Spine, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective case series of surgically treated adult scoliosis patients.
Objective. To assess the incidence, risk factors and clinical outcomes of proximal junctional …

Incidence, risk factors, and natural course of proximal junctional kyphosis: surgical outcomes review of adult idiopathic scoliosis. Minimum 5 years of follow-up

M Yagi, AB King, O Boachie-Adjei - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult scoliosis.
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, and natural …

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis requiring revision surgery have higher postoperative lumbar lordosis and larger sagittal balance corrections

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, KS Song… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Case control study. Objective. To evaluate risk factors in patients in 3 groups:
those without proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)(N), with PJK but not requiring revision (P) …

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 …

Characterization and surgical outcomes of proximal junctional failure in surgically treated patients with adult spinal deformity

M Yagi, M Rahm, R Gaines, A Maziad, T Ross, HJ Kim… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult spine
deformity (ASD). Objective. To report the incidence of proximal junctional failure (PJF) …

Incidence of osteoporosis-related complications following posterior lumbar fusion

BT Bjerke, M Zarrabian, IS Aleem… - Global spine …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective review. Objectives: This study investigates the prevalence of
adverse postsurgical events, or osteoporosis-related complications (ORCs), following spinal …

Proximal junctional kyphosis in primary adult deformity surgery: evaluation of 20 degrees as a critical angle

KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, SK Cho, JM Pahys… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Multiple studies have reported on the prevalence of proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) following spinal deformity surgery; however, none have demonstrated its …

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 …