Upper thoracic versus lower thoracic upper instrumented vertebrae endpoints have similar outcomes and complications in adult scoliosis

HJ Kim, O Boachie-Adjei, CI Shaffrey, F Schwab… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review—multicenter database. Objective. The purpose of this
study was to compare the upper thoracic (UT) and lower thoracic (LT) upper instrumented …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical outcome and surgical strategies for late post-traumatic kyphosis after failed thoracolumbar fracture operation: Case report and literature review

S Li, Z Li, W Hua, K Wang, S Li, Y Zhang, Z Ye, Z Shao… - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: Wedge osteotomy was performed as indicated—posterior closing osteotomy
correction in 5 patients and anterior open-posterior close correction in 7 patients …

Lower Hounsfield units at the upper instrumented vertebrae are significantly associated with proximal junctional kyphosis and failure near the thoracolumbar junction

AL Mikula, JL Fogelson, N Lakomkin… - Operative …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND Low bone mineral density (BMD) on dual energy x-ray absorptiometry
(DXA) is likely a risk factor for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional …

Virtual modeling of postoperative alignment after adult spinal deformity surgery helps predict associations between compensatory spinopelvic alignment changes …

R Lafage, S Bess, S Glassman, C Ames, D Burton… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective review of a prospective multicenter database. Objective. To
develop a method to analyze sagittal alignment, free of the influence of proximal junctional …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) in patients undergoing circumferential minimally invasive surgical …

N Anand, A Agrawal, R Ravinsky, B Khanderhoo… - Spine Deformity, 2021 - Springer
Objectives This aim of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of PJK and PJF in patients
who underwent circumferential minimally invasive surgery (cMIS) for ASD. Methods A …

Biomechanical comparison of semirigid junctional fixation techniques to prevent proximal junctional failure after thoracolumbar adult spinal deformity correction

RJP Doodkorte, AK Roth, JJ Arts, LMA Lataster… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Adult spinal deformity patients treated operatively by long-
segment instrumented spinal fusion are prone to develop proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) …

Use of the “dual construct” for the management of complex spinal reconstructions

FH Shen, R Qureshi, R Tyger, R Lehman, A Singla… - The Spine Journal, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Context Surgical management of complex spinal reconstructions
remains a clinical challenge, as pseudoarthrosis with subsequent rod breakage can occur …

Upper-thoracic versus lower-thoracic upper instrumented vertebra in adult spinal deformity patients undergoing fusion to the pelvis: surgical decision-making and …

AH Daniels, DBC Reid, WM Durand… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2019 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Optimal patient selection for upper-thoracic (UT) versus lower-thoracic (LT)
fusion during adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction is challenging. Radiographic and …

Biomechanical analysis of the proximal adjacent segment after multilevel instrumentation of the thoracic spine: do hooks ease the transition?

MF Metzger, ST Robinson, MT Svet… - Global spine …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Biomechanical cadaveric study. Objective Clinical studies indicate that using
less-rigid fixation techniques in place of the standard all-pedicle screw construct when …

[HTML][HTML] Conditions for achieving postoperative pelvic incidence-lumbar lordosis< 10° in circumferential minimally invasive surgery for adult spinal deformity

M Ishihara, S Taniguchi, T Adachi, Y Tani… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
This retrospective study aimed to evaluate the clinical outcomes of circumferential minimally
invasive surgery (CMIS) using lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) and percutaneous …