Key Considerations for the Prevention of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A Literature Review [PDF]
Spine Surgery and Related ResearchIntroduction: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in patients undergoing instrumented deformity correction surgery for adult spinal deformity (ASD) is found to be multifactorial.
Zikrina A. Lanodiyu +3 more
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Cervical, Thoracic, and Spinopelvic Compensation After Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK): Does Location of PJK Matter? [PDF]
Global Spine Journal, 2020 Study Design:Retrospective case series. Objective:Compensatory changes above a proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) have not been defined. Understanding these mechanisms may help determine optimal level selection when performing revision for PJK.
Han Jo Kim +2 more
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The Impact of the Thoracolumbar Junction Distraction Technique on Reducing Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Comparative Pre- and Post-Implementation Study in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery [PDF]
MedicinaBackground and Objectives: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) remains a significant complication in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, often resulting in severe clinical consequences.
Dae-Woong Ham +4 more
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Rod Contour Angle and Postoperative Thoracic Kyphosis: Key Predictors of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Pediatric Neuromuscular Scoliosis after Spinopelvic Fusion [PDF]
Global Spine JournalStudy Design Retrospective cohort study. Objectives Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a postoperative complication in spinal deformity surgery causing pain, functional deterioration, and potential revision surgery, with challenges in the ...
Pochih Shen MD, PhD +4 more
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Patient-Specific Surgical Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review [PDF]
ChildrenThe restoration of sagittal alignment is fundamental to the surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Despite established techniques, some patients present with inadequate postoperative thoracic kyphosis (TK), which may increase the ...
Federico Solla +6 more
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Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity: Definition, Classification, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategies [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2022 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 revision surgery.
Hong Jin Kim +8 more
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Erector Spinae Atrophy Correlates with Global Sagittal Imbalance and Postoperative Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Incidence in Lumbar Degenerative Kyphosis [PDF]
Asian Spine JournalStudy Design Retrospective cohort study. Purpose This study aimed to investigate the relationship between lumbar erector muscle atrophy and global sagittal imbalance in lumbar degenerative kyphosis (LDK) and with postoperative proximal junctional ...
Guodong Wang +4 more
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Post-Operative Hyperextension Bracing Has the Potential to Reduce Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Propensity Matched Analysis of Braced versus Non-braced Cohorts [PDF]
Global Spine JournalStudy Design Retrospective cohort. Objective Determine effects of bracing on proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) after adult deformity correction. Methods Patients were identified from a single-surgeon dataset of posterior-only fusions for ASD (pelvis to ...
Pratyush Shahi MBBS, MS +13 more
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Proximal Junctional Kyphosis or Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery - Review of Risk Factors and Its Prevention [PDF]
Neurospine, 2023 Proximal junction kyphosis (PJK) is a common imaging finding after long-level fusion, and proximal junctional failure (PJF) is an aggravated form of the progressive disease spectrum of PJK. This includes vertebral fracture of upper instrumented vertebra (
Byung-Jou Lee +7 more
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Revision surgery of postoperative kyphotic deformity: A case report and review of the literature
Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, 2021 Management of spinal degenerative deformities always represents a challenge for the spinal surgeon. Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery patients is a severe complication with potential need for revision surgery.
Ahmet Ozak, Murat Altas
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