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Hybrid Posterior Fixation Incorporating Cervical Facet Fixation for the Treatment of Proximal Junctional Failure

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) are well-recognized complications following long thoracolumbar fusion constructs and frequently require complex revision surgery.
Micah W Smith
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A comprehensive review of risk factors and prevention strategies: how to minimize mechanical complications in corrective surgery for adult spinal deformity [PDF]

Asian Spine Journal
Adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery aims to correct abnormal spinal alignment in both the sagittal and coronal planes to alleviate pain and improve functional activities of daily living.
Jin-Sung Park, Hyun-Jun Kim, Se-Jun Park, Dong-Ho Kang, Chong-Suh Lee   +4 more
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Proximal junctional kyphosis in Lenke 5C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after selective posterior thoracolumbar/lumbar fusion: risk factors and predictive index

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Background Although several studies have reported that selective posterior thoracolumbar/lumbar (TL/L) fusion can yield satisfactory results in Lenke 5C adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), the proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is still a common ...
Jinyi Bai, Shu Liu, Chen Liu, Yingchuan Zhao, Ming Li   +4 more
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Risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis in idiopathic scoliosis surgery

Хирургия позвоночника, 2015
Objective. To identify risk factors for development of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in patients with idiopathic sco- liosis operated on using segmental posterior spinal instrumentation. Material and Methods.
Aleksandr Yu. Sergunin, Mikhail Vitalyevich Mikhailovsky, Artyom N. Sorokin   +2 more
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The Effect of Prophylactic Vertebroplasty on the Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Proximal Junctional Failure following Long Posterior Spinal Fusion in Adult Spinal Deformity: A Five-Year Follow-up Study

Global Spine Journal, 2016
Introduction Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is a well-known complication following long posterior spinal fusion (PSF) for adult spinal deformity and occurs in 9–46% of surgeries.
Tina Raman, Khaled Kebaish, Emily Miller
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Junctional Failures Following Long-Level Fusion to L5 in Elderly Patients: Impact of Spinopelvic Alignment and L5–S1 Disc Degeneration

Medicina
Background and Objectives: Long spinal fusion terminating at L5 remains controversial because of the risk of postoperative junctional failure. Although degeneration of the residual L5–S1 disc has been suggested as a contributing factor, the relative ...
In-Seok Son, Yong-Chan Kim, Sung-Min Kim, Xiongjie Li, Maolin Jin, Young-Jik Lee, Seung-Hyun Sim, Kee-Yong Ha   +7 more
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Outcomes of Fusions From the Cervical Spine to the Pelvis

Global Spine Journal, 2019
Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objective: Determine the indications, complications, and clinical outcomes in patients requiring fusions from the cervical spine to the pelvis.
Sravisht Iyer MD, Han Jo Kim MD, Alexander Theologis MD, Venu M. Nemani MD, PhD, Todd J. Albert MD, Lawrence G. Lenke MD, Shane Burch MD, Oheneba Boachie-Adjei MD, Vedat Deviren MD, Themistocles S. Protopsaltis MD, Justin S. Smith MD, PhD, Justin K. Scheer BS, Jun Mizutani MD, PhD, Eric O. Kleinberg MD, MS, Christopher P. Ames MD   +14 more
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Patient-Specific Surgical Correction of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Systematic Review

Children
The 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, Brice Ilharreborde, Jean-Luc Clément, Emma O. Rose, Marco Monticone, Carlo M. Bertoncelli, Virginie Rampal   +6 more
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Machine learning analysis of cervical balance in early-onset scoliosis post-growing rod surgery: a case-control study

Scientific Reports
We aimed to analyze the cervical sagittal alignment change following the growing rod treatment in early-onset scoliosis (EOS) and identify the risk factors of sagittal cervical imbalance after growing-rod surgery of machine learning.
Bo Han, Junrui Jonathan Hai, Aixing Pan, Yingjie Wang, Yong Hai   +4 more
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AO Spine Clinical Practice Recommendations: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Prevention. [PDF]

Global Spine J
Sardi JP, Shawky A, Aldebeyan S, Nicholls F, Astur N, Fisher C, Klineberg EO, Smith JS, AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity.   +8 more
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