Determinants of Thoracic Reciprocal Change and Its Relationship to Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Lower Thoracic Fusion for Lumbar Flatback Deformity
Tae Soo Shin, Jin-Sung Park, Dong-Ho Kang, Chong-Suh Lee, Se-Jun Park · 2026
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Tae Soo Shin and co-authors study spine shape change after fusion surgery in a 2026 paper. Flatback deformity means the lower spine loses its inward curve, throwing posture off. Fixing the lower spine makes the upper spine adapt its curve in response. The team asked what drives that upper change and whether it links to junction problems above the fusion.
Records covered patients fused from the lower chest to the pelvis with two year follow up. Upper spine curve grew by a large average amount within weeks of surgery. Lower starting curve, greater upper spine flexibility, and larger lower correction all linked to bigger change. About a quarter of patients developed the junction problem by two years.
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| CREATOR | Tae Soo Shin, Jin-Sung Park, Dong-Ho Kang, Chong-Suh Lee, Se-Jun Park |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 26 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |