Surgical Design Optimization of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis

Purpose. The objective of this study was to construct a procedural planning tool to optimize the proximal junction angle (PJA) to prevent postoperative proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) for each scoliosis patient. Methods. Twelve patients (9 patients without PJK and 3 patients with PJK) who have be...

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Main Authors: Li Peng, Guangming Zhang, Heng Zuo, Lan Lan, Xiaobo Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8886599