Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Proximal Junctional Failure

Neurosurgery Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 213-218

  Hart, Robert A ^a   McCarthy, Ian ^b   Ames, Christopher P ^c   Shaffrey, Christopher I ^d   Hamilton, David Kojo ^a   Hostin, Richard ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Baylor Scoliosis Center   (United States)

^c UCSF Medical Centre   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; Proximal junctional failure; Proximal junctional kyphosis; Spine deformity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; OSTEOTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL FAILURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84875874622     PISSN: 10423680     EISSN: 15581349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nec.2013.01.001     Document Type: Review

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