Incidence, Risk Factors, and Prevention Strategy for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Introduction: Proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) is an acute complication of adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery and may require re-operation because of proximal junctional failure (PJF). PJK causes and prevention strategies remain unknown. This study aimed to investigate the differences in the bac...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Sakuma, Toshiaki Kotani, Tsutomu Akazawa, Keita Nakayama, Yasushi Iijima, Yuki Shiratani, Shunji Kishida, Yuta Muramatsu, Yu Sasaki, Keisuke Ueno, Seiji Ohtori, Shohei Minami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2021-03-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/5/2/5_2020-0093/_pdf/-char/en