Posterior Ligamentous Reinforcement of the Upper Instrumented Vertebrae +1 Does Not Decrease Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVES: Violation of the posterior soft tissues is believed to contribute to the development of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). Biomechanical and clinical studies suggest that augmentation of the posterior ligamentous structures (PLS) may help preven...

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Published in:Global Spine J
Main Authors: Iyer, Sravisht, Lovecchio, Francis, Elysée, Jonathan Charles, Lafage, Renaud, Steinhaus, Michael, Schwab, Frank J., Lafage, Virginie, Kim, Han Jo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7383783/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32707020
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2192568219868472
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