Height, Not Weight, is an Independent Predictor of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.

Sulieman A, Sahhar M, Beeram I, Diebo BG, Lafage V, Lafage R, Line BG, Hamilton DK, Hostin R, Passias PG, Klineberg EO, Smith JS, Gum JL, Mullin J, Buell TJ, Soroceanu A, Kim HJ, Eastlack RK, Daniels AH, Mundis GM Jr, Protopsaltis TS, Gupta MC, Anand N, Okonkwo DO, Turner JD, Schwab FJ, Shaffrey CI, Lewis SJ, Mummaneni PV, Ames CP, Lenke LG, Bess S, Lee SH, Kebaish KM, International Spine Study Group

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DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000005686
Published: 2026 Mar 12
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@article{allodium:10.1097/brs.0000000000005686,
  title = {Height, Not Weight, is an Independent Predictor of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.},
  author = {Sulieman A and Sahhar M and Beeram I and Diebo BG and Lafage V and Lafage R and Line BG and Hamilton DK and Hostin R and Passias PG and Klineberg EO and Smith JS and Gum JL and Mullin J and Buell TJ and Soroceanu A and Kim HJ and Eastlack RK and Daniels AH and Mundis GM Jr and Protopsaltis TS and Gupta MC and Anand N and Okonkwo DO and Turner JD and Schwab FJ and Shaffrey CI and Lewis SJ and Mummaneni PV and Ames CP and Lenke LG and Bess S and Lee SH and Kebaish KM and International Spine Study Group},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Spine},
  doi = {10.1097/brs.0000000000005686},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005686}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Height, Not Weight, is an Independent Predictor of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.
AU  - Sulieman A
AU  - Sahhar M
AU  - Beeram I
AU  - Diebo BG
AU  - Lafage V
AU  - Lafage R
AU  - Line BG
AU  - Hamilton DK
AU  - Hostin R
AU  - Passias PG
AU  - Klineberg EO
AU  - Smith JS
AU  - Gum JL
AU  - Mullin J
AU  - Buell TJ
AU  - Soroceanu A
AU  - Kim HJ
AU  - Eastlack RK
AU  - Daniels AH
AU  - Mundis GM Jr
AU  - Protopsaltis TS
AU  - Gupta MC
AU  - Anand N
AU  - Okonkwo DO
AU  - Turner JD
AU  - Schwab FJ
AU  - Shaffrey CI
AU  - Lewis SJ
AU  - Mummaneni PV
AU  - Ames CP
AU  - Lenke LG
AU  - Bess S
AU  - Lee SH
AU  - Kebaish KM
AU  - International Spine Study Group
PY  - 2026
JO  - Spine
DO  - 10.1097/brs.0000000000005686
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A, S., M, S., I, B., BG, D., V, L., R, L., BG, L., DK, H., R, H., PG, P., EO, K., JS, S., JL, G., J, M., TJ, B., A, S., HJ, K., RK, E., AH, D., Jr, M. G., TS, P., MC, G., N, A., DO, O., JD, T., FJ, S., CI, S., SJ, L., PV, M., CP, A., LG, L., S, B., SH, L., KM, K., & Group, I. S. S. (2026). Height, Not Weight, is an Independent Predictor of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis After Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery.. Spine. https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005686

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