ReviewSpine surgery and related research2023
Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Modern Spine Surgery: Why Is it So Common?
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Machine learning-based prediction of proximal junctional pathology after adult spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review and diagnostic test accuracy meta-analysis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2026Pooled it
- Residual sagittal imbalance is associated with early hip degeneration after long lumbosacral fusion: an EOS-based study of 119 patients.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- The impact of sarcopenia on proximal junctional kyphosis following long-segment spinal fusion for adult spinal deformity: a propensity score-matched cohort study.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Can proximal junctional failure be predicted after adult spinal deformity surgery by experienced deformity surgeons based on patient, surgical and radiographic parameters?European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Superior displacement of the inflexion point does not predict proximal junctional kyphosis after fusion for adult spinal deformity.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2026Article
- Physeal effects of posterior VBT are not uniform throughout a multi-tether construct in the kyphotic swine model.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- The psychometric properties of the Dubousset Functional Test in patients with thoracic hyperkyphosis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Impact of a novel patient-specific, patient-matched Bezier parametric curve rod platform on proximal junction biomechanics in an in silico thoracolumbar instrumented fusion model.Spine deformity · 2025Article
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- Mechanical complications in adult deformity surgery: behavioral patterns.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Observational
- The association between lower Hounsfield units of the upper instrumented vertebra and proximal junctional failure after limited lumbar fusion for adult spinal deformity.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The Paraspinal Sarcopenia at the Upper Instrumented Vertebra Is a Predictor of Discoligamentous but Not Bony Proximal Junctional Kyphosis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Alignment considerations in degenerative spinal conditions: A narrative review.North American Spine Society journal · 2024Article
- Instrumentation Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Proximal junctional kyphosis after adult spinal deformity operated patients with long fusion to the pelvis. Does the type of proximal anchor matter?European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024Article
- An evidence based conceptual framework for the multifactorial understanding of proximal junctional kyphosis.Brain & spine · 2024Review
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Abstract
In the past few decades, proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) has emerged as a new complication after instrumented spinal fusion in adult and pediatric spinal deformities. This phenomenon has occurred concomitantly with the rise of robust instrumentation techniques and enhancement of our abilities to obtain greater spinal deformity correction. The goal of this paper is to review the mechanical and biological causes of PJK and recommend prevention strategies.
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