Incidence and Radiological Risk Factors of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Following Pedicle Screw Instrumentation with Rod Derotation and Direct Vertebral Rotation: A Minimum 5-Year Follow-Up Study
- Authors
- Kim, Hong Jin; Yang, Jae Hyuk; Chang, Dong-Gune; Suk, Se-Il; Suh, Seung Woo; Kim, Ji Su; Kim, Sang-Il; Song, Kwang-Sup; Cho, Woojin
- Issue Date
- 11월-2021
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; direct vertebral rotation; pedicle screw instrumentation; proximal junctional kyphosis; rod derotation
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, v.10, no.22
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
- Volume
- 10
- Number
- 22
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/135960
- DOI
- 10.3390/jcm10225351
- ISSN
- 2077-0383
- Abstract
- Several studies have reported incidence and risk factors for the development of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). However, there is little information regarding long-term follow-up after pedicle screw instrumentation (PSI) with rod derotation (RD) and direct vertebral rotation (DVR). Sixty-nine AIS patients who underwent deformity correction using PSI with RD and DVR were retrospectively analyzed in two groups according to the occurrence of PJK, with a minimum five-year follow-up, including a non-PJK group (n = 62) and PJK group (n = 7). Radiological parameters were evaluated at preoperative, postoperative, and last follow-up. Incidence for PJK was 10.1% (7/69 patients), with a mean 9.4-year follow-up period. The thoracolumbar/lumbar curve (TL/L curve) was proportionally higher in the PJK group. The proximal compensatory curve was significantly lower in the PJK group than in the non-PJK group preoperatively (p = 0.027), postoperatively (p = 0.001), and at last follow-up (p = 0.041). The development of PJK was associated with the TL/L curve pattern, lower preoperative proximal compensatory curve, and over-correction of the proximal curve for PSI with RD and DVR. Therefore, careful evaluation of compensatory curves as well as of the main curve is important to prevent the development of PJK in the treatment of AIS.
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