Characterization and surgical outcomes of proximal junctional failure in surgically treated patients with adult spinal deformity

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 10, 2014, Pages

  Yagi, Mitsuru ^a   Rahm, Mark ^b   Gaines, Robert ^c   Maziad, Ali ^d   Ross, Tom ^d   Kim, Han Jo ^d   Kebaish, Khaled ^e   Boachie Adjei, Oheneba ^f  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION MURAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Columbia Spine Center and Orthopaedic Group ^*  (United States)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Complex Spine Study Group ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

adult spine deformity; complication; PJF; PJK

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULT SPINE DEFORMITY; BONE IMPLANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL JUNCTIONAL FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; AGED; FACTUAL DATABASE; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RISK FACTOR; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE FUSION;

AGED; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KYPHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899988912     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000266     Document Type: Review

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