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)≥ …

The purpose of this review is the current understanding of proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery …

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 (PJK) is a common radiographic finding after long spinal
fusion. A number of studies on the causes, risk factors, prevention, and treatment of PJK …

Purpose Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common radiographic finding following long
spinal fusions. Whether PJK leads to negative clinical outcome is currently debatable. A …

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

Abstract Background Context The incidence of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) ranges
from 5% to 46% following adult spinal deformity surgery. Approximately 66% to 76% of PJK …

Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common problem that may occur following the
surgical treatment of adult patients with spinal deformity. It is defined as the proximal …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate
the evolution of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) rate over 10-year enrollment period …

Osteoporosis, the most common form of metabolic bone disease, leads to alterations in bone
structure and density that have been shown to compromise the strength of spinal …