title: Clinical Incidence of PJK/ASD in Adult Deformity Surgery: A Comparison of Rigid Fixation and Semirigid Fixation-Semirigid.
abstract: In the debate regarding whether rigid or semirigid fixation is better for proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK)/adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction, this presentation posits that semirigid fixation is the better approach. For ASD correction, might is not right, and a rigid approach does not solve the problems associated with PJK.
authors.affiliation: Texas Back Institute, Mansfield, TX.
authors.forename: Dilip K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Sengupta
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation; D013121:Spinal Curvatures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods