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Article Synopsis
- The study is a retrospective cohort analysis focusing on the relationship between sarcopenia and complications following adult spinal deformity (ASD) surgery, specifically proximal junctional disease (PJD).
- Researchers assessed the psoas muscle area using preoperative imaging to determine if sarcopenia could predict the development of proximal junctional kyphosis (PJK) and proximal junctional failure (PJF).
- Results indicated that lower psoas cross-sectional areas were significantly associated with higher rates of PJK (62.5%) and PJF (37.5%), suggesting that sarcopenia is a modifiable risk factor that should be included in preoperative assessments for spine surgery.