Age-Adjusted Alignment Goals Have the Potential to Reduce PJK

Retrospective cohort. To explore proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) as a function of age-adjusted surgical correction goals. Recent adult spinal deformity (ASD) studies show that alignment targets are age-specific. Despite recognizing age and malalignment as PJK risk factors, no study has assessed t...

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Published in:	Spine (Philadelphia, Pa. 1976) Vol. 42; no. 17; p. 1275
Main Authors:	Lafage, Renaud, Schwab, Frank, Glassman, Steve, Bess, Shay, Harris, Bradley, Sheer, Justin, Hart, Robert, Line, Breton, Henry, Jensen, Burton, Doug, Kim, HanJo, Klineberg, Eric, Ames, Christopher, Lafage, Virginie
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.09.2017
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Female Humans Kyphosis - epidemiology Kyphosis - prevention & control Kyphosis - surgery Male Middle Aged Orthopedic Procedures - methods Orthopedic Procedures - statistics & numerical data Retrospective Studies
ISSN:	1528-1159, 1528-1159
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