Cervical radiographical alignment: comprehensive assessment techniques and potential importance in cervical myelopathy

…, EM Massicotte, AA Patel, VC Traynelis, HJ Kim… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Narrative review. Objective. To provide a comprehensive narrative review of
cervical alignment parameters, the methods for quantifying cervical alignment, normal …

Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery

…, R Hostin, GM Mundis, TJ Errico, HJ Kim… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although multiple reports have documented significant benefit from surgical
treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures can have high complication rates. …

Proximal junctional kyphosis as a distinct form of adjacent segment pathology after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review

HJ Kim, LG Lenke, CI Shaffrey, EM Van Alstyne… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To review the literature on proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) as a specific form for proximal adjacent segment pathology and report on the …

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis requiring revision surgery have higher postoperative lumbar lordosis and larger sagittal balance corrections

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, KS Song… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Case control study. Objective. To evaluate risk factors in patients in 3 groups:
those without proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)(N), with PJK but not requiring revision (P), …

Combined anterior-posterior surgery is the most important risk factor for developing proximal junctional kyphosis in idiopathic scoliosis

HJ Kim, M Yagi, J Nyugen, ME Cunningham… - … and Related Research®, 2012 - Springer
Background Several studies have identified risk factors for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)
after instrumentation for scoliosis, but the relative risks are unclear. Questions/purposes …

Proximal junctional kyphosis

HJ Kim, S Iyer - JAAOS-Journal of the American Academy of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Kim or an immediate family member is a member of a speakers’ bureau on behalf of DePuy
Synthes and Stryker; serves as a paid consultant to Biomet, K2M, and Medtronic; and serves …

Cervical radiculopathy

S Iyer, HJ Kim - Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2016 - Springer
Cervical radiculopathy is a common clinical scenario. Patients with radiculopathy typically
present with neck pain, arm pain, or both. We review the epidemiology of cervical …

Proximal junctional kyphosis results in inferior SRS pain subscores in adult deformity patients

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, A Ahmad… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective comparative study. Objective. We aimed to examine the difference
in clinical outcomes in proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK). Summary of Background Data…

Reliability assessment of a novel cervical spine deformity classification system

…, CI Shaffrey, F Schwab, S Bess, HJ Kim… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Despite the complexity of cervical spine deformity (CSD) and its significant impact
on patient quality of life, there exists no comprehensive classification system. The objective of …

Characterization and surgical outcomes of proximal junctional failure in surgically treated patients with adult spinal deformity

M Yagi, M Rahm, R Gaines, A Maziad, T Ross, HJ Kim… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult spine
deformity (ASD). Objective. To report the incidence of proximal junctional failure (PJF), …