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Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients.

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Passias, PG; Horn, SR; Oh, C; Lafage, R; Lafage, V; Smith, JS; Line, B; Protopsaltis, TS; Yagi, M; Bortz, CA; Segreto, FA; Alas, H; Diebo, BG ...
Published in: Neurosurgery
January 1, 2020

BACKGROUND: Distal junctional kyphosis (DJK) development after cervical deformity (CD)-corrective surgery is a growing concern for surgeons and patients. Few studies have investigated risk factors that predict the occurrence of DJK. OBJECTIVE: To predict DJK development after CD surgery using predictive modeling. METHODS: CD criteria was at least one of the following: C2-C7 Coronal/Cobb > 10°, C2-7 sagittal vertical axis (cSVA) > 4 cm, chin-brow vertical angle > 25°. DJK was defined as the development of an angle <-10° from the end of fusion construct to the second distal vertebra, and change in this angle by <-10° from baseline to postoperative. Baseline demographic, clinical, and surgical information were used to predict the occurrence of DJK using generalized linear modeling both as one overall model and as submodels using baseline demographic and clinical predictors or surgical predictors. RESULTS: One hundred seventeen CD patients were included. At any postoperative visit up to 1 yr, 23.1% of CD patients developed DJK. DJK was predicted with high accuracy using a combination of baseline demographic, clinical, and surgical factors by the following factors: preoperative neurological deficit, use of transition rod, C2-C7 lordosis (CL)<-12°, T1 slope minus CL > 31°, and cSVA > 54 mm. In the model using only baseline demographic/clinical predictors of DJK, presence of comorbidities, presence of baseline neurological deficit, and high preoperative C2-T3 angle were included in the final model (area under the curve = 87%). The final model using only surgical predictors for DJK included combined approach, posterior upper instrumented vertebrae below C4, use of transition rod, lack of anterior corpectomy, more than 3 posterior osteotomies, and performance of a 3-column osteotomy. CONCLUSION: Preoperative assessment and consideration should be given to these factors that are predictive of DJK to mitigate poor outcomes.

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Neurosurgery

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1524-4040

Publication Date

January 1, 2020

Volume

86

Issue

1

Start / End Page

E38 / E46

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Curvatures
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Kyphosis
  • Humans
 

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Passias, P. G., Horn, S. R., Oh, C., Lafage, R., Lafage, V., Smith, J. S., … Ames, C. P. (2020). Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients. Neurosurgery, 86(1), E38–E46. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyz347
Passias, Peter G., Samantha R. Horn, Cheongeun Oh, Renaud Lafage, Virginie Lafage, Justin S. Smith, Breton Line, et al. “Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients.Neurosurgery 86, no. 1 (January 1, 2020): E38–46. https://doi.org/10.1093/neuros/nyz347.
Passias PG, Horn SR, Oh C, Lafage R, Lafage V, Smith JS, et al. Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients. Neurosurgery. 2020 Jan 1;86(1):E38–46.
Passias, Peter G., et al. “Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients.Neurosurgery, vol. 86, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. E38–46. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/neuros/nyz347.
Passias PG, Horn SR, Oh C, Lafage R, Lafage V, Smith JS, Line B, Protopsaltis TS, Yagi M, Bortz CA, Segreto FA, Alas H, Diebo BG, Sciubba DM, Kelly MP, Daniels AH, Klineberg EO, Burton DC, Hart RA, Schwab FJ, Bess S, Shaffrey CI, Ames CP. Predicting the Occurrence of Postoperative Distal Junctional Kyphosis in Cervical Deformity Patients. Neurosurgery. 2020 Jan 1;86(1):E38–E46.
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Published In

Neurosurgery

DOI

EISSN

1524-4040

Publication Date

January 1, 2020

Volume

86

Issue

1

Start / End Page

E38 / E46

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Spinal Curvatures
  • Risk Factors
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Orthopedic Procedures
  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Kyphosis
  • Humans