Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8804237 | Spine Deformity | 2018 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
PJK occurred in 1 in 4 patients, a lower incidence than previously reported perhaps because of improved techniques and planning. Both thoracic and lumbar apices migrated closer to the gravity line, and preoperative apices caudal to T8 normalized in more than two-thirds of patients, resulting in improved postoperative function. Individualizing kyphosis correction to prevent kyphosis and PI mismatch may be protective against PJK.
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Authors
Baron S. MD, Stefan MD, Suken A. MD, Paul MD, Burt MD, Amer F. MD, Patrick J. MD, Joshua M. MD, Randal MD, Yuan PhD, Harry L. MD, Peter O. MD,