Background Proximal junctional failure (PJF) following multilevel thoracolumbar
instrumented to the pelvis for adult spinal deformity (ASD) is relatively uncommon but …

Proximal junctional failure (PJF) is one of the most devastating complications that develop
after adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery. Here, we report 2 rare cases of PJF accompanied …

Background This is the first case series to describe adjacent segment infection (ASI) after
surgical treatment of spondylodiscitis (SD). Materials and methods Patients with SD …

Three-column resection osteotomies of the spine are burdened with several major
complications [1–4]. We report an unusual and unreported complication after pedicle …

Study Type Retrospective cohort study. Introduction Acute proximal junctional failure (APJF)
was recently defined by the International Spine Study Group as: postoperative fracture of the …

To date, 2 cases of adjacent level spondylodiscitis occurring a few months after initial spinal
fusion were reported. However, the development of delayed adjacent level spondylodiscitis …

Methods Multicenter, case-control analysis of consecutive PJF patients following ASD
surgery. PJF patients were matched to patients without PJF (NOPJF) from a prospective ASD …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Postoperative wound infection is a well-recognized
complication of spinal surgery. The infection occurs usually at the posterior wound after …

Deep wound infection is a serious surgical complication. The majority of patients with
pyogenic spondylodiscitis can be treated non-surgically with antibiotics and immobilization …

I read with interest the case of proximal junctional spondylodiscitis presented by Formica et
al.[1]. Although I agree with the authors, that this complication is an uncommon and a …