Proximal junctional kyphosis following surgical treatment of global sagittal imbalance : predictive analysis using mathematical and in vitro biomechanical models
Introduction: Sagittal realignment using posterior spinal fixation and fusion, with or without corrective osteotomy, is the current treatment for global sagittal imbalance. Patients may develop proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) through failure of the uppermost instrumented or adjacent vertebra. Th...
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University of British Columbia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/41962 |