Risk Factors for Proximal Junctional Fracture Following Fusion Surgery for Osteoporotic Vertebral Collapse with Delayed Neurological Deficits: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 403 Patients

Introduction: Approximately 3% of osteoporotic vertebral fractures develop osteoporotic vertebral collapse (OVC) with neurological deficits, and such patients are recommended to be treated surgically. However, a proximal junctional fracture (PJFr) following surgery for OVC can be a serious concern....

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Main Authors: Koji Tamai, Hidetomi Terai, Akinobu Suzuki, Hiroaki Nakamura, Kei Watanabe, Keiichi Katsumi, Masayuki Ohashi, Yohei Shibuya, Tomohiro Izumi, Toru Hirano, Takashi Kaito, Tomoya Yamashita, Hiroyasu Fujiwara, Yukitaka Nagamoto, Yuji Matsuoka, Hidekazu Suzuki, Hirosuke Nishimura, Atsushi Tagami, Syuta Yamada, Shinji Adachi, Toshitaka Yoshii, Shuta Ushio, Katsumi Harimaya, Kenichi Kawaguchi, Nobuhiko Yokoyama, Hidekazu Oishi, Toshiro Doi, Atsushi Kimura, Hirokazu Inoue, Gen Inoue, Masayuki Miyagi, Wataru Saito, Atsushi Nakano, Daisuke Sakai, Tadashi Nukaga, Shota Ikegami, Masayuki Shimizu, Toshimasa Futatsugi, Seiji Ohtori, Takeo Furuya, Sumihisa Orita, Shiro Imagama, Kei Ando, Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, Katsuhito Kiyasu, Hideki Murakami, Katsuhito Yoshioka, Shoji Seki, Michio Hongo, Kenichiro Kakutani, Takashi Yurube, Yasuchika Aoki, Masashi Oshima, Masahiko Takahata, Akira Iwata, Hirooki Endo, Tetsuya Abe, Toshinori Tsukanishi, Kazuyoshi Nakanishi, Kota Watanabe, Tomohiro Hikata, Satoshi Suzuki, Norihiro Isogai, Eijiro Okada, Haruki Funao, Seiji Ueda, Yuta Shiono, Kenya Nojiri, Naobumi Hosogane, Ken Ishii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research 2019-04-01
Series:Spine Surgery and Related Research
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/3/2/3_2018-0068/_pdf/-char/en