Proximal junctional kyphosis: What we didn't know, what we think we know, and what we need to know

AC Kaidi, JS Smith, HJ Kim - Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a common post-operative phenomenon among
patients with adult spinal deformity. In a subset of cases, PJK can progress to proximal …

Proximal junctional kyphosis

E Fakhre, MJ Kelly, FF Mo - Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Proximal junctional kyphosis is a postoperative radiographic complication seen following
spinal deformity surgery in both adult and pediatric patients. Although the clinical …

Postoperative complications in adult spinal deformity surgery: An overview of timing, risk factors, and management strategies

A Ton, RJ Hah - Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) continues to increase in tandem with a globally aging
population. Advances in technology and surgical techniques have significantly improved the …

[HTML][HTML] La integración de factores biomecánicos mejora el análisis predictivo del Fracaso Proximal (PJF) en la cirugía de deformidad sagital del adulto

A del Arco Churruca - 2022 - ddd.uab.cat
INTRODUCTION Adult sagittal deformity (SDD) is a health challenge because it causes
severe disability in an elderly population and its treatment involves complex surgical …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of configuration and anchor in ligamentous augmentation to prevent proximal junctional kyphosis: A finite element study

W Liu, L Zang, N Kang, L Yang, L An… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ligament augmentation has been applied during spinal surgery to prevent proximal
junctional kyphosis (PJK), but the configuration and distal anchor strategies are diverse and …