Does pelvic incidence tell us the risk of proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity surgery?
Abdul Fettah BuyukJohn M DawsonStefan YakelEduardo C BeauchampAmir A MehbodEnsor E TransfeldtPierre RoussoulyPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)
When the upper-instrumented vertebra includes the thoracolumbar junction, patients with a PI > 50° are at a significantly higher risk of developing PJK compared to patients with a PI ≤ 50°.