The mechanism in junctional failure of thoraco-lumbar fusions. Part II: Analysis of a series of PJK after thoraco-lumbar fusion to determine parameters allowing to predict the risk of junctional breakdown

Faundez, Antonio; Richards, Jonathon; Maxy, Philippe; Price, Rachel; Léglise, Amélie; Le Huec, Jean-Charles

doi:10.1007/s00586-017-5426-7

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English

The mechanism in junctional failure of thoraco-lumbar fusions. Part II: Analysis of a series of PJK after thoraco-lumbar fusion to determine parameters allowing to predict the risk of junctional breakdown

ContributorsFaundez, Antonio; Richards, Jonathon; Maxy, Philippe; Price, Rachel; Léglise, Amélie; Le Huec, Jean-Charles

Published inEuropean Spine Journal

Publication date2017

Abstract

To identify risk factors, in 12 patients with junctional breakdown (JBD) after thoraco-sacral fusions and to test a software locating maximal bending moment on full spine EOS images.

Keywords

Bending moment
Proximal junctional failure
Proximal junctional kyphosis
Sagittal balance
Vertebral fracture

Affiliation entities

Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de chirurgie

Research groups

Mécanismes physiopathologiques de l'arthrose (960)

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FAUNDEZ, Antonio et al. The mechanism in junctional failure of thoraco-lumbar fusions. Part II: Analysis of a series of PJK after thoraco-lumbar fusion to determine parameters allowing to predict the risk of junctional breakdown. In: European Spine Journal, 2017. doi: 10.1007/s00586-017-5426-7

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PID : unige:101309
DOI : 10.1007/s00586-017-5426-7
PMID : 29247396

Journal ISSN0940-6719

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The mechanism in junctional failure of thoraco-lumbar fusions. Part II: Analysis of a series of PJK after thoraco-lumbar fusion to determine parameters allowing to predict the risk of junctional breakdown

To identify risk factors, in 12 patients with junctional breakdown (JBD) after thoraco-sacral fusions and to test a software locating maximal bending moment on full spine EOS images.

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