Sarcopenia Is an Independent Risk Factor for Proximal Junctional Disease Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
Ananth EleswarapuDaniel O'ConnorFlynn Andrew RowanHai V LeJoseph B WickYashar JavidanRoberto RolandoEric O KlinebergPublished in: Global spine journal (2020)
Sarcopenia is an independent, modifiable predictor of PJK and PJF, and is easily assessed on standard preoperative computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. Surgeons should include sarcopenia in preoperative risk assessment and consider added measures to avoid PJF in sarcopenic patients.
Keyphrases
- magnetic resonance imaging
- computed tomography
- risk assessment
- skeletal muscle
- end stage renal disease
- patients undergoing
- minimally invasive
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- spinal cord
- prognostic factors
- community dwelling
- positron emission tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- contrast enhanced
- heavy metals
- human health
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- young adults
- spinal cord injury
- acute coronary syndrome
- dual energy
- patient reported