Pediatric Spine Foundation

Title: Superior Extension of Upper Instrumented Vertebrae in Distraction-based Surgery: A Surrogate for Clinically Significant Proximal Junctional Kyphosis

Authors: Nadim Joukhadar, MD, Ozren Kubat, MD, John Heflin, MD, Mohamad S. Yasin, MD, Anna McClung, RN, Tara Flynn, BS, Megan Sheppard, BSc, MScg, David Skaggs, MD Ron El-Hawary, MD

Journal: Spine Deformity

Date: July 01, 2019

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Keywords: Early-onset scoliosis, PJK, proximal junctional kyphosis, scoliosis, VEPTR, growth friendly