Age-adjusted alignment goals have the potential to reduce PJK

R Lafage, F Schwab, S Glassman, S Bess, B Harris… - Spine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cohort. Objective. To explore proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) as a function of age-adjusted surgical correction goals. Summary of Background Data …

Effective prevention of proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity surgery requires a combination of surgical implant prophylaxis and avoidance of sagittal …

BG Line, S Bess, R Lafage, V Lafage, F Schwab… - Spine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Propensity score matched analysis of a multi-center prospective adult spinal
deformity (ASD) database. Objective. Evaluate if surgical implant prophylaxis combined with …

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 …

Revision surgery in proximal junctional kyphosis

M Cerpa, Z Sardar, L Lenke - European spine journal, 2020 - Springer
Introduction Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a relatively common complication
following spinal deformity surgery that may require reoperation. Although isolating the …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity: definition, classification, risk factors, and prevention strategies

HJ Kim, JH Yang, DG Chang, SI Suk, SW Suh… - Asian Spine …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Proximal junctional problems are among the potential complications of surgery for adult
spinal deformity (ASD) and are associated with higher morbidity and increased rates of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …