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Spine
Spinal fusion BMP: does it increase pediatric cancer risk?
By Laura Dyrda A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics examines whether rhBMP-2 in pediatric patients increases cancer risk. The researchers…
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Is BMP really better for spinal fusion? 5 things to know
A new study published in Spine compares spinal fusion with rhBMP-2 and without rhBMP2. The researchers examined the Medline clinical studies database for studies…
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Biologics
BMP-7 Versus BMP-2 for the Treatment of Long Bone Nonunion
Janet D. Conway, MD; Lior Shabtai, MD; Alexandra Bauernschub, BS; Stacy C. Specht, MPA Abstract The authors compared the results…
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Biologics
Use of BMP doesn’t impact nonunion rates post spine fusion
Kern H. Guppy, M.D., Ph.D., from the Kaiser Permanente Medical Group in Sacramento, Calif., and colleagues examined the operative nonunion…
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Sharp Rise in Use of Bone Growth Factor for Spinal Fusion Surgery
Bone Morphogenetic Protein Is Safe—But Increases Costs Without Improving Results Newswise — Philadelphia, Pa. (January 31, 2012) – The use…
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Injection Could Help Regrow Spine, Reduce Back Pain
About 80 percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. It’s the second most…
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Is Use of Bone-Morphogenetic Proteins for Spine Fusion Surgery Cost-effective?
Prevalence, Complications, and Hospital Charges Associated With Use of Bone-Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion Procedures Kevin S. Cahill, MD, PhD,…
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STRYKER BIOTECH AND ITS TOP MANAGEMENT INDICTED FOR ILLEGAL PROMOTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES USED IN INVASIVE SURGERIES
BOSTON, MA – Stryker Biotech, LLC, a corporation based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and its former president, Mark Philip of Lexington,…
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Panel Undercuts Critics of Bone Study
ST. LOUIS — A Washington University investigative panel said there was insufficient evidence to conclude a former Army surgeon on…
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