Impact of bone morphogenetic proteins on frequency of revision surgery, use of autograft bone, and total hospital charges in surgery for lumbar degenerative disease: review of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 2002 to 2008

Abstract Background context Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) were developed with the goal of improving clinical outcomes through the promotion of bony healing and reducing morbidity from iliac crest bone graft harvest. Purpose To complete a population-based assessment of the impact of BMP on use o...

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Veröffentlicht in:The spine journal 2014, Vol.14 (1), p.20-30
Hauptverfasser: Dagostino, Phillip R., MD, Whitmore, Robert G., MD, Smith, Gabriel A., MD, Maltenfort, Mitchell G., PhD, Ratliff, John K., MD
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