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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 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2018-12-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This research is being done to compare two methods of surgery to treat scoliosis and/or kyphosis of the spine.

Conditions

  • Scoliosis
  • Kyphosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Traditional technique

All level open instrumented posterior spinal fusions

PROCEDURE

Minimally invasive technique

Open surgery for all the levels except the proximal segment (most proximal instrumented level) where minimally invasive technique will be used.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Khaled M Kebaish, MD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-07-31
Completion
2017-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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