Dr Vineet Saggar(Brain And Spine Clinic -Best Neurosurgeon in Chandigarh Mohali Punjab India)

The Hidden Cost of Spine Fixation: Navigating Redo Spine Surgeries and Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) By Dr. Vineet Saggar Director – Neuro & Spine Surgery, Head – Neuro Interventions, Livasa Hospital (Over 16 years of expertise in complex and redo spine surgeries) Spinal fusion and instrumentation have revolutionized modern spine surgery. With advanced pedicle screw systems, dynamic rods, and minimally invasive options, surgeons can restore stability and correct severe deformities better than ever before. However, as spinal fixations become increasingly common, spine care specialists are confronting a growing secondary epidemic: failed primary constructs and complex revision (redo) spine surgeries. In just the past month alone, our clinical team has operated on nearly 10 complex redo cases. Every one of these patients had undergone spinal fixation at outside facilities months or years prior, only to develop severe mechanical failure, secondary fractures, or Proximal Junctional Kyphosis (PJK) requiring surgical intervention. Here is what every patient and clinician needs to know about the hindsight of spine fixation, why PJK develops, and how specialized revision surgery relieves spinal cord compression while preserving patient recovery. 1 day ago