Cervical, Thoracic, and Spinopelvic Compensation After Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK): Does Location of PJK Matter?

Philip J YorkPhilip J YorkJonathan C ElyseeChristopher ShaffreyDouglas C BurtonChristopher P AmesGregory M MundisRichard HostinShay BessEric KlinebergJustin S SmithPeter PassiasFrank SchwabRenaud Lafagenull null

Published in: Global spine journal (2019)

PJK location influences compensation mechanisms of the cervical and thoracic spine. LT PJK results in increased PT and CL with decreased CTS. UT PJK increases CL to counter increases in T1S with continued T1S-CL mismatch and elevated cSVA.

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spinal cord