Global Spine Journal
AO Spine Clinical Practice Recommendations: Proximal Junctional Kyphosis and Failure Prevention
Study Design Literature Review with expert consensus–based clinical practice recommendations. Objectives To synthesize current evidence on risk factors and preventive strategies for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF) following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, and to provide clinically actionable recommendations. Methods A focused literature review was conducted by the AO Spine Knowledge Forum Deformity, identifying 30 relevant studies on PJK/PJF. Four studies were selected …