Patterns of Lumbar Spine Malalignment Leading to Revision Surgery for Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: A Cluster Analysis of Over- Versus Under-Correction

Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Objective Investigate the patterns of fused lumbar alignment in patients requiring revision surgery for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). Methods Fifty patients (67.8 yo, 76% female) with existing thoraco-lumbar fusion (T10/12 to pelvis) and indicated for s...

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Published in:Global Spine Journal
Main Authors: Renaud Lafage MS, Peter Passias MD, Basel Sheikh Alshabab MD, Shay Bess MD, Justin S. Smith MD PhD, Eric Klineberg MD, Han Jo Kim MD, Jonathan Elysee MS, Christopher Shaffrey MD, Douglas Burton MD, Richard Hostin MD, Gregory Mundis MD, Frank Schwab MD, Virginie Lafage PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2023-09-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682211047461