Alignment Risk Factors for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and the Effect of Lower Thoracic Junctional Tethers for Adult Spinal Deformity

The aims of this retrospective cohort study were to: 1) identify new alignment risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in adult spinal deformity (ASD) patients with lower thoracic upper instrumented vertebra (UIV); and 2) determine the effect of junctional tethers on PJK and UIV alignment.

Source: World Neurosurgery - September 11, 2018 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Thomas J. Buell, Ching-Jen Chen, John C. Quinn, Avery L. Buchholz, Marcus D. Mazur, Jeffrey P. Mullin, James H. Nguyen, Davis G. Taylor, Shay Bess, Breton G. Line, Christopher P. Ames, Frank J. Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Christopher I. Shaffrey, Justin S. S Tags: Original article Source Type: research