Cervical radiographical alignment: comprehensive assessment techniques and potential importance in cervical myelopathy

…, EM Massicotte, AA Patel, VC Traynelis, HJ Kim… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Narrative review. Objective. To provide a comprehensive narrative review of
cervical alignment parameters, the methods for quantifying cervical alignment, normal …

Prospective multicenter assessment of perioperative and minimum 2-year postoperative complication rates associated with adult spinal deformity surgery

…, R Hostin, GM Mundis, TJ Errico, HJ Kim… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2016 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Although multiple reports have documented significant benefit from surgical
treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD), these procedures can have high complication rates. …

Patients with proximal junctional kyphosis requiring revision surgery have higher postoperative lumbar lordosis and larger sagittal balance corrections

HJ Kim, KH Bridwell, LG Lenke, MS Park, KS Song… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Case control study. Objective. To evaluate risk factors in patients in 3 groups:
those without proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)(N), with PJK but not requiring revision (P), …

Cervical radiculopathy

S Iyer, HJ Kim - Current reviews in musculoskeletal medicine, 2016 - Springer
Cervical radiculopathy is a common clinical scenario. Patients with radiculopathy typically
present with neck pain, arm pain, or both. We review the epidemiology of cervical …

Reliability assessment of a novel cervical spine deformity classification system

…, CI Shaffrey, F Schwab, S Bess, HJ Kim… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2015 - thejns.org
OBJECT Despite the complexity of cervical spine deformity (CSD) and its significant impact
on patient quality of life, there exists no comprehensive classification system. The objective of …

Proximal junctional kyphosis as a distinct form of adjacent segment pathology after spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review

HJ Kim, LG Lenke, CI Shaffrey, EM Van Alstyne… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Systematic review. Objective. To review the literature on proximal junctional
kyphosis (PJK) as a specific form for proximal adjacent segment pathology and report on the …

Characterization and surgical outcomes of proximal junctional failure in surgically treated patients with adult spinal deformity

M Yagi, M Rahm, R Gaines, A Maziad, T Ross, HJ Kim… - Spine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective case series of surgically treated patients with adult spine
deformity (ASD). Objective. To report the incidence of proximal junctional failure (PJF), …

Outcomes of operative and nonoperative treatment for adult spinal deformity: a prospective, multicenter, propensity-matched cohort assessment with minimum 2-year …

…, BA Akbarnia, GM Mundis, T Errico, HJ Kim… - …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: High-quality studies that compare operative and nonoperative treatment for
adult spinal deformity (ASD) are needed. OBJECTIVE: To compare outcomes of operative …

Does degenerative lumbar spine disease influence femoroacetabular flexion in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty?

CI Esposito, TT Miller, HJ Kim, BT Barlow… - Clinical Orthopaedics …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background Sitting pelvic tilt dictates the proximity of the rim of the acetabulum to the proximal
femur and, therefore, the risk of impingement in patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty (…

Nonoperative management of cervical myelopathy: a systematic review

…, WM Erwin, RJ Bransford, ST Yoon, JS Smith, HJ Kim… - Spine, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Objective. To conduct a systematic review investigating the evidence of (1) efficacy, effectiveness,
and safety of nonoperative treatment of patients with cervical myelopathy;(2) whether …