# Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) in Long Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Study Comparing Traditional Open Surgery to Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Technique at the Proximal Fusion Levels

> **NCT00890227** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Johns Hopkins University** · enrollment: 48 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Scoliosis
- Kyphosis

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Traditional technique
- **PROCEDURE:** Minimally invasive technique

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00890227
- **Lead sponsor:** Johns Hopkins University
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-06
- **Primary completion:** 2017-07
- **Final completion:** 2017-07
- **Target enrollment:** 48 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-12-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00890227

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00890227, "Incidence of Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) in Long Posterior Spinal Fusion: A Study Comparing Traditional Open Surgery to Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Technique at the Proximal Fusion Levels". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00890227. Licensed CC0.

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