CompletedNot Applicable

Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) in Long Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Study Comparing Traditional Open Surgery to Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Technique at the Proximal Fusion Levels

United States48 participantsStarted 2009-06

Plain-language summary

This research is being done to compare two methods of surgery to treat scoliosis and/or kyphosis of the spine.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals presenting for surgical correction of scoliosis and/or kyphosis of the thoracolumbar spine are the primary target for enrollment. * Men and women ages 18 years or older will be eligible for participation in the current study. * In addition, individuals must be able to provide informed consent (Mini-Mental State Examination score of at least 18/30).

What they're measuring

To estimate the rate of proximal junctional fracture or instrumentation failure leading to kyphosis and loss of correction between two groups.

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00890227

SponsorJohns Hopkins University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-07

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