A biomechanical study on proximal junctional kyphosis following long-segment posterior spinal fusion

Posterior long-segment spinal fusion may lead to proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). The present study sought to identify the appropriate fusion levels required in order to prevent PJK using finite element analysis. A finite element model was constructed based on the whole-spine computed tomography...

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Main Authors: Wen-Yi Zhu, Lei Zang, Jian Li, Li Guan, Yong Hai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2019-04-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019000500604&lng=en&tlng=en

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