Proximal junctional kyphosis in primary adult deformity surgery: Evaluation of 20 degrees as a critical angle

Neurosurgery

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 899-906

  Bridwell, Keith H ^a   Lenke, Lawrence G ^a   Cho, Samuel K ^b   Pahys, Joshua M ^c   Zebala, Lukas P ^a   Dorward, Ian G ^a   Cho, Woojin ^a   Baldus, Christine ^a   Hill, Brian W ^d,e   Kang, Matthew M ^e  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ALBERT EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^e REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult; Outcome; Primary; Proximal junctional kyphosis; Spinal deformity; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COBB ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL JUNCTION KYPHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84878855529     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31828bacd8     Document Type: Article

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