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Yongjung J Kim

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1 Proximal junctional kyphosis in adult spinal deformity following long instrumented posterior spinal fusion: incidence, outcomes, and risk factor analysis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005 1.63
2 Anterior/posterior spinal instrumentation versus posterior instrumentation alone for the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliotic curves more than 90 degrees. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006 1.62
3 Thoracic adolescent idiopathic scoliosis curves between 70 degrees and 100 degrees: is anterior release necessary? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005 1.49
4 Selective posterior thoracic fusions for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: comparison of hooks versus pedicle screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006 1.48
5 Operative treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with posterior pedicle screw-only constructs: minimum three-year follow-up of one hundred fourteen cases. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008 1.45
6 Proximal junctional vertebral fracture in adults after spinal deformity surgery using pedicle screw constructs: analysis of morphological features. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 1.26
7 Computed tomography evaluation of pedicle screws placed in the pediatric deformed spine over an 8-year period. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2007 1.19
8 Analysis of the lowest instrumented vertebra following anterior spinal fusion of thoracolumbar/lumbar adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: can we predict postoperative disc wedging? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2005 1.12
9 Loss of spinal cord monitoring signals in children during thoracic kyphosis correction with spinal osteotomy: why does it occur and what should you do? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008 1.04
10 Prospective pulmonary function comparison of open versus endoscopic anterior fusion combined with posterior fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2004 1.02
11 Comparison of radiographic outcomes for the treatment of scoliotic curves greater than 100 degrees: wires versus hooks versus screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008 0.99
12 Efficacy of perioperative halo-gravity traction for treatment of severe scoliosis (≥100°). J Orthop Sci 2010 0.98
13 Free Hand Pedicle Screw Placement in the Thoracic Spine without Any Radiographic Guidance : Technical Note, a Cadaveric Study. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2012 0.96
14 Risk factors and outcomes for catastrophic failures at the top of long pedicle screw constructs: a matched cohort analysis performed at a single center. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009 0.96
15 A mid-term follow-up result of spinopelvic fixation using iliac screws for lumbosacral fusion. J Korean Neurosurg Soc 2010 0.92
16 A novel pedicle channel classification describing osseous anatomy: how many thoracic scoliotic pedicles have cancellous channels? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2010 0.90
17 The morbidity of an anterior thoracolumbar approach: adult spinal deformity patients with greater than five-year follow-up. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009 0.89
18 Proximal junctional kyphosis following adult spinal deformity surgery. Eur Spine J 2014 0.89
19 Spinal pedicle subtraction osteotomy for fixed sagittal imbalance patients. World J Clin Cases 2013 0.86
20 Long adult spinal deformity fusion to the sacrum using rhBMP-2 versus autogenous iliac crest bone graft. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009 0.86
21 The reliability of preoperative supine radiographs to predict the amount of curve flexibility in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2007 0.85
22 Biomechanical analysis of sacral screw strain and range of motion in long posterior spinal fixation constructs: effects of lumbosacral fixation strategies in reducing sacral screw strains. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 0.85
23 A comparative analysis of sagittal spinopelvic alignment between young and old men without localized disc degeneration. Eur Spine J 2014 0.85
24 Free-hand pedicle screw placement during revision spinal surgery: analysis of 552 screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008 0.84
25 Pulmonary function improvement after vertebral column resection for severe spinal deformity. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2014 0.83
26 The diagnostic effect of various needle tip positions in selective lumbar nerve blocks: an analysis of 1202 injections. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006 0.82
27 Cross-cultural comparison of the Scoliosis Research Society Outcomes Instrument between American and Japanese idiopathic scoliosis patients: are there differences? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2007 0.80
28 Association Between Surgeon Experience and Complication Rates in Adult Scoliosis Surgery: A Review of 5117 Cases From the Scoliosis Research Society Database 2004-2007. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2015 0.80
29 Surgical treatment of adult scoliosis: is anterior apical release and fusion necessary for the lumbar curve? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2008 0.79
30 Decompression alone versus decompression with limited fusion for treatment of degenerative lumbar scoliosis in the elderly patient. Evid Based Spine Care J 2012 0.79
31 Financial analysis of circumferential fusion versus posterior-only with thoracic pedicle screw constructs for main thoracic idiopathic curves between 70 degrees and 100 degrees. J Child Orthop 2008 0.77
32 Does correction of preoperative coronal imbalance make a difference in outcomes of adult patients with deformity? Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013 0.76
33 Analysis of patients with nonambulatory neuromuscular scoliosis surgically treated to the pelvis with intraoperative halo-femoral traction. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006 0.75
34 Pedicle screw fixation (T1, T2, and T3). Instr Course Lect 2007 0.75
35 Proximal Junctional Kyphosis Following Spinal Deformity Surgery in the Pediatric Patient. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 2015 0.75