NASS 2017 Annual Meeting

Abstract Presentations: Proximal Junction Kyphosis (Room WF2)

Moderator: Shane Burch, MD

Risk Factor Analysis for PJK after Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery: A New Simple Scoring System Based on 417 Patients with Two-Year Follow-Up
Renaud Lafage, MSc

Neurological Comorbidities Predict Proximal Junctional Failure in Adult Spinal Deformity
Hideyuki Arima, MD, PhD

Use of Prophylactic Techniques to Prevent Proximal Junctional Failure (PJF) Following Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) Surgery Does Not Prevent PJF, However Prophylaxis Might Reduce Need for Revision Surgery
Breton Line, BS

Prophylactic Vertebral Cement Augmentation at the Uppermost Instrumented Vertebra and Rostral Adjacent Vertebra for the Prevention of Proximal Junctional Failure Following Long Segment Fusion for Adult Spinal Deformity
Joseph P. Gjolaj, MD

Isolated Posterior Ligamentous Reinforcement Does Not Decrease Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity
Sravisht Iyer, MD

Effect of Spinous Process Tether Tension for Prophylactic Treatment of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery
Damon E. Mar, MS

Recurrent Proximal Junctional Kyphosis: Incidence, Risk Factors, Revision Rates and Outcomes at Two-Year Minimum Follow-Up
Han Jo Kim, MD

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