[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 …

[HTML][HTML] Are higher global alignment and proportion scores associated with increased risks of mechanical complications after adult spinal deformity surgery? An …

KYH Kwan, LG Lenke, CI Shaffrey… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background The Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score, based on pelvic incidence-
based proportional parameters, was recently developed to predict mechanical complications …

Restoring the ideal Roussouly sagittal profile in adult scoliosis surgery decreases the risk of mechanical complications

J Pizones, L Moreno-Manzanaro… - European Spine …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose There are still no data proving whether restoring the ideal sagittal profile (according
to Roussouly classification) in adult scoliosis (AS) patients leads to any additional benefit …

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 …

Relative lumbar lordosis and lordosis distribution index: individualized pelvic incidence–based proportional parameters that quantify lumbar lordosis more precisely …

C Yilgor, N Sogunmez, Y Yavuz, K Abul, L Boissiére… - Neurosurgical …, 2017 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The subtraction of lumbar lordosis (LL) from the pelvic incidence (PI) offers an
estimate of the LL required for a given PI value. Relative LL (RLL) and the lordosis …

[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 …

[HTML][HTML] From the spinopelvic parameters to global alignment and proportion scores in adult spinal deformity

Y Cho, DJ Jo, SJ Hyun, JH Park, NR Yang - Neurospine, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In the last 20 years, sagittal alignment and balance of the spine have become one of the
most important issues in the field of spine surgery. Recent studies emphasize that sagittal …

Sagittal age-adjusted score (SAAS) for adult spinal deformity (ASD) more effectively predicts surgical outcomes and proximal junctional kyphosis than previous …

R Lafage, JS Smith, J Elysee, P Passias, S Bess… - Spine deformity, 2022 - Springer
Background Several methodologies have been proposed to determine ideal ASD sagittal
spinopelvic alignment (SRS–Schwab classification) global alignment and proportion (GAP) …

Prediction of mechanical complications in adult spinal deformity surgery—the GAP score versus the Schwab classification

E Jacobs, BJ van Royen, SMJ van Kuijk, JMR Merk… - The spine journal, 2019 - Elsevier
Background context Surgery for adult spinal deformity is a challenging and complex
procedure with high reported complication (8.4%–42%) and revision rates (9%–17.6%) …

Ability of the global alignment and proportion score to predict mechanical failure following adult spinal deformity surgery—validation in 149 patients with two-year …

TJ Bari, S Ohrt-Nissen, LV Hansen, B Dahl… - Spine deformity, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Design Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objectives To
validate the Global Alignment and Proportion (GAP) score in a single-center cohort of adult …