Open AccessProximal junctional kyphosis after pediatric angular kyphotic deformity correction: Are we missing something?
Author(s) -
Abhinandan Reddy Mallepally,
Rajat Mahajan,
Nandan Marathe,
Ankur Nanda,
Tarush Rustagi,
Harvinder Singh Chhabra
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pubmed central
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_311_20
Subject(s) - medicine , kyphosis , sagittal plane , deformity , scoliosis , vertebra , coronal plane , surgery , radiography , vertebral column , radiology
Corrective maneuvers in an angular kyphotic deformity have its own problems including early complications such as neurological deficit and late complications such as proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF). This article discusses the probable mechanisms, leading to PJK in pediatric severe angular kyphotic deformities and preventive strategies for the same. We will also assess natural course of untreated PJK and its devastating consequences.