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First published 2026-5

A Short Distance Between Pedicle Screw Tip and Upper Endplate as a Risk Factor for Upper Instrumented Vertebra Fracture Following Adult Spinal Deformity Surgery

Ben-Hai Wang, Min-Min Zhang, Qing-De Wang [...]

Global Spine Journal

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First published 2016-4

The Choice of Upper Instrumented Vertebra in AIS and Shoulder Balance

Khalil Kharrat, Georges Khouri, Gaby Kreichati

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2015-10

Do Current Recommendations for Upper Instrumented Vertebra Predict Shoulder Imbalance? An Attempted Validation of Level Selection for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Benjamin T. Bjerke, Zoe B. Cheung, Grant D. Shifflett [...]

HSS Journal®: The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery

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Research article

First published 2021-9

Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis With Pedicle Screws at Upper Instrumented Vertebrae in Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Yoji Ogura, Steven D. Glassman, Daniel Sucato [...]

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2023-5

Longer Screws Can Reduce the Stress on the Upper Instrumented Vertebra With Long Spinal Fusion Surgery: A Finite Element Analysis Study

Shin Oe, Kengo Narita, Kazuhiro Hasegawa [...]

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2023-5

Combination of Side-Bending and Traction Radiographs Do Not Influence Selection of Fusion Levels Compared to Either One Alone in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

Hideyuki Arima, John R. Dimar, Steven D Glassman [...]

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2020-9

Posterior Ligamentous Reinforcement of the Upper Instrumented Vertebrae +1 Does Not Decrease Proximal Junctional Kyphosis in Adult Spinal Deformity

Sravisht Iyer, Francis Lovecchio, Jonathan Charles Elysée [...]

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2026-5

Importance of UIV+1 Slope on Shear Force and Risk of PJK Development: Mathematical and Musculoskeletal Modeling With Clinical Confirmation

Fatemeh Alavi, Christopher J. Nielsen, Raja Rampersaud [...]

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2024-9

Does Ending a Posterior Construct Proximally at C2 Versus C3 Impact Patient Reported Outcomes in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Patients up to 24 months After the Surgery?

Nizar Algarni, Nicolas Dea, Nathan Evaniew [...]

Global Spine Journal

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Research article

First published 2009-5

Long segment instrumentation of thoracolumbar burst fracture: Fusion versus nonfusion

Gunduz Tezeren, Okay Bulut, Mehmet Tukenmez [...]

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

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