been hypothesized as a risk factor for DJK.[ 12 15 ] Overcorrection of sagittal alignment was not associated with an increased rate of DJK in our patient population; however, when controlling for the morphological parameter of PI, larger postoperative deviation from ideal age-adjusted SVA alignment showed a trend of association with DJK, although this was not statistically significant.
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Effect of age-adjusted alignment goals and distal inclination angle on the fate of distal junctional kyphosis in cervical deformity surgery.
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