Distal Junctional Kyphosis after Posterior Spinal Fusion in Lenke 1 and 2 Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis-Exploring Detailed Features of the Sagittal Stable Vertebra Concept

i) Study design: Retrospective cohort study
ii) Overall incidence of postoperative DJK = 6.6%.
iii) Postoperative thoracic kyphosis (TK) ≥ 25° or postoperative thoracolumbar kyphosis (TLK) ≥ 10° with SSV excluded from PSF were related to DJK

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