Management of Catastrophic Proximal Junctional Failure Following Spinal Deformity Correction in an Adult with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: Case Report and Technical Note.

Background: Proximal junctional failure (PJF) is a major and sometimes devastating problem following adult spinal deformity (ASD) correction surgery. Common consensus still lags on guidelines for preventing and managing these complications. Surgical treatment of scoliosis in the presence of osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) in the pediatric population is well described.