Proximal junctional kyphosis and failure after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review of the literature as a background to classification development

D Lau, AJ Clark, JK Scheer, MD Daubs, JD Coe… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review of literature. Objective. To perform a comprehensive
English language systematic literature review of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and …

Proximal junctional kyphosis as a distinct form of adjacent segment pathology after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review

HJ Kim, LG Lenke, CI Shaffrey, EM Van Alstyne… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To review the literature on proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) as a specific form for proximal adjacent segment pathology and report on the …

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis requiring revision surgery have higher postoperative lumbar lordosis and larger sagittal balance corrections

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, KS Song… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Case control study. Objective. To evaluate risk factors in patients in 3 groups:
those without proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)(N), with PJK but not requiring revision (P) …

Incidence of osteoporosis-related complications following posterior lumbar fusion

BT Bjerke, M Zarrabian, IS Aleem… - Global spine …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective review. Objectives: This study investigates the prevalence of
adverse postsurgical events, or osteoporosis-related complications (ORCs), following spinal …

Proximal junctional kyphosis in primary adult deformity surgery: evaluation of 20 degrees as a critical angle

KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, SK Cho, JM Pahys… - …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Multiple studies have reported on the prevalence of proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) following spinal deformity surgery; however, none have demonstrated its …

Proximal junctional kyphosis

HJ Kim, S Iyer - JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
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)≥ …

Proximal junctional kyphosis results in inferior SRS pain subscores in adult deformity patients

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, A Ahmad… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. We aimed to examine the
difference in clinical outcomes in proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). Summary of …

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 …

Incidence and risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: a meta-analysis

FY Liu, T Wang, SD Yang, H Wang, DL Yang… - European Spine …, 2016 - Springer
Purpose To analyse the incidence and risk factors associated with proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) following spinal fusion, we collect relative statistics from the articles on PJK …

Development of validated computer-based preoperative predictive model for proximal junction failure (PJF) or clinically significant PJK with 86% accuracy based on …

JK Scheer, JA Osorio, JS Smith, F Schwab, V Lafage… - Spine, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objective. The aim of this study was to build a model based on baseline demographic,
radiographic, and surgical factors that can predict clinically significant proximal junctional …