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

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)≥ …

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) …

Biomechanical risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis: a detailed numerical analysis of surgical instrumentation variables

M Cammarata, CÉ Aubin, X Wang, JM Mac-Thiong - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Biomechanical analysis of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) through
computer simulations and sensitivity analysis. Objective. To gain biomechanical knowledge …

Association between lower Hounsfield units and proximal junctional kyphosis and failure at the upper thoracic spine

AL Mikula, N Lakomkin, Z Pennington… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors and avoidance techniques for
proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) in the upper thoracic …

[HTML][HTML] Protective Factors of Preventing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis as the Most Common Complication of Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

M Nabiuni, J Hatam, S Haghbin - Iranian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2023 - irjns.org
3. Results Fifteen consecutive patients who had previous ASD surgery and needed revision
surgery were included in this research. The average age ranged from 41 to 65 and the mean …

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 …

Instrumentation techniques to prevent proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure in adult spinal deformity correction—a systematic review of …

RJP Doodkorte, TFG Vercoulen, AK Roth, RA de Bie… - The Spine Journal, 2021 - Elsevier
Background context Correction of adult spinal deformity (ASD) by long segment
instrumented spinal fusion is an increasingly common surgical intervention. However, it is …

Low bone-mineral density is a significant risk for proximal junctional failure after surgical correction of adult spinal deformity: a propensity score-matched analysis

M Yagi, N Fujita, O Tsuji, N Nagoshi, T Asazuma, K Ishii… - Spine, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A propensity-matched comparison of risk factors for proximal junctional failure
(PJF), which is a symptomatic proximal junctional kyphosis developing after corrective …

[HTML][HTML] Proximal junctional kyphosis and proximal junctional failure following adult spinal deformity surgery

SJ Hyun, BH Lee, JH Park, KJ Kim… - Korean Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The purpose of this review is the current understanding of proximal junctional kyphosis
(PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery …