State of the evidence for proximal junctional kyphosis prevention in adult spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review of current literature

NA Shlobin, N Le, JK Scheer, LA Tan - World Neurosurgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a widely recognized complication of adult
spinal deformity surgery, and various PJK prevention strategies have been reported in …

Instrumentation techniques to prevent proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity correction: a systematic review of clinical …

TFG Vercoulen, RJP Doodkorte, A Roth… - Global Spine …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review. Objectives: To summarize the results of clinical studies
investigating spinal instrumentation techniques aiming to reduce the postoperative …

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 …

Alignment, classification, clinical evaluation, and surgical treatment for adult cervical deformity: a complete guide

JK Scheer, D Lau, JS Smith, SH Lee, MM Safaee… - …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Adult cervical deformity management is complex and is a growing field with many recent
advancements. The cervical spine functions to maintain the position of the head and plays a …

Optimal tether configurations and preload tensioning to prevent proximal junctional kyphosis: a finite element analysis

TJ Buell, S Bess, M Xu, FJ Schwab, V Lafage… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is, in part, due to altered segmental
biomechanics at the junction of rigid instrumented spine and relatively hypermobile non …

[HTML][HTML] Reduced proximal junctional failure with ligament augmentation in adult spinal deformity: a series of 242 cases with a minimum 1-year follow-up

MM Safaee, AF Haddad, M Fury, PR Maloney… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2021 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) are
well-recognized complications of long-segment spinal fusion. Previous studies have …

Failure in adult spinal deformity surgery: a comprehensive review of current rates, mechanisms, and prevention strategies

JF Burke, JK Scheer, D Lau, MM Safaee, A Lui, S Jha… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Literature review. Objective. The aim of this review is to summarize recent
literature on adult spinal deformity (ASD) treatment failure as well as prevention strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Ligament augmentation with mersilene tape reduces the rates of proximal junctional kyphosis and failure in adult spinal deformity

P Rodnoi, H Le, L Hiatt, J Wick, J Barber, Y Javidan… - Neurospine, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective To investigate prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and failure (PJF)
following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery utilizing a novel technique of posterior …

[HTML][HTML] Risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity after correction surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Han, J Ren - Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective: This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the
risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis after the correction surgery of adult spinal …

Strap stabilization for proximal junctional kyphosis prevention in instrumented posterior spinal fusion

F Rodriguez-Fontan, BJ Reeves, A Noshchenko… - European Spine …, 2020 - Springer
Study design This is a retrospective, single-institution, cohort study. Objectives To evaluate
the association of Mersilene tape use and risk of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK), after …