Standing and Sitting Lumbopelvic-Hip Alignments and Mobilities Predict Proximal Junction Kyphosis and Hip Osteoarthritis Following Spinopelvic Fusion Surgery
This study is the first to demonstrate that lumbar and hip mobilities before spinopelvic fixation in ASD patients may predict PJK and HOA postoperatively, respectively.
Authors
- Takahiro Kozaki
- Takuhei Kozaki
- Hiroshi Iwasaki
- Hiroshi Hashizume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9064-0284)
- Masanari Takami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7586-3754)
- Hiroshi Yamada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-883X)
- Daisuke Nishiyama (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0096-4067)
- Shunji Tsutsui
Institutions
- Wakayama Medical University (JP)
- Wakayama Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Saiseikai Wakakusa Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.91312
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00