Proximal Junctional Kyphosis or Failure After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery - Review of Risk Factors and Its Prevention
Proximal junction kyphosis (PJK) is a common imaging finding after long-level fusion, and proximal junctional failure (PJF) is an aggravated form of the progressive disease spectrum of PJK. This includes vertebral fracture of upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) or UIV+1, instability between UIV and UI...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society
2023-09-01
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Series: | Neurospine |
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Online Access: | http://e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2346476-238.pdf |