209. Immediate postoperative sagittal change of proximal segments in adult spinal deformity surgery is an independent risk factor for progressive proximal junctional kyphosis

In adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, few studies have evaluated the impact of baseline or immediate postoperative sagittal changes of proximal segments with respect to the risk of progressive proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK).

Source: The Spine Journal - August 22, 2023 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sachin Gupta, Ali Farooqi, Alexandra Soroceanu, Frank Schwab, Virginie Lafage, Michael Kelly, Khaled Kebaish, Richard Hostin, Jeffrey Gum, Justin Smith, Christopher Shaffrey, Justin Scheer, Themistocles Protopsaltis, Peter Passias, Shay Bess, Robert Eastl Source Type: research