Ligament augmentation for prevention of proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity

MM Safaee, V Deviren, C Dalle Ore, JK Scheer… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2018 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a well-recognized, yet incompletely
defined, complication of adult spinal deformity surgery. There is no standardized definition …

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 …

Orientation of the upper-most instrumented segment influences proximal junctional disease following adult spinal deformity surgery

R Lafage, BG Line, S Gupta, B Liabaud, F Schwab… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective database. Objective. The aim of this
study was to define the role of sagittal orientation of the construct at the upper instrumented …

Validation of age-adjusted ideal sagittal alignment in terms of proximal junctional failure and clinical outcomes in adult spinal deformity

SJ Park, CS Lee, BJ Kang, TS Shin, IS Kim, JS Park… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective study. Objective. To validate the age-adjusted ideal sagittal
alignment in terms of proximal junctional failure (PJF) and clinical outcomes. Summary of …

Effect of overcorrection on proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity: analysis by age-adjusted ideal sagittal alignment

CW Byun, JH Cho, CS Lee, DH Lee, CJ Hwang - The Spine Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT The effect of the degree of lumbar lordosis (LL) correction on
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) has not been analyzed in context of the age-adjusted …

Incidence and risk factors for the progression of proximal junctional kyphosis in degenerative lumbar scoliosis following long instrumented posterior spinal fusion

H Wang, L Ma, D Yang, T Wang, S Yang, Y Wang… - Medicine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Incidence and risk factors for the progression of proximal j... : Medicine Incidence and risk
factors for the progression of proximal junctional kyphosis in degenerative lumbar scoliosis …

Lower Hounsfield units and severe multifidus sarcopenia are independent predictors of increased risk for proximal junctional kyphosis and failure following …

ZW Pinter, AL Mikula, SE Townsley, HI Salmons IV… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The purpose of the present study was
to assess the impact of sarcopenia on the development of proximal junctional kyphosis …

Factors associated with the development of and revision for proximal junctional kyphosis in 440 consecutive adult spinal deformity patients

FH Nicholls, J Bae, AA Theologis, MS Eksi, CP Ames… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data. Objective. The aim of
this study was to examine which radiographic parameters and surgical strategies are most …

A systematic review of treatment strategies for the prevention of junctional complications after long-segment fusions in the osteoporotic spine

M Echt, W Ranson, J Steinberger… - Global spine …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Systematic review Objectives: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and
proximal junctional failure (PJF) are well-known complications after long-segment fusions in …

Incidence and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: results of a multicentric study of adult scoliosis

A Sebaaly, C Sylvestre, Y El Quehtani… - Clinical spine …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: This was a retrospective multicentric study. Objective: The objective of this
study was to determine the different risk factors for development of proximal junctional …