Objective. To identify whether rhBMP-2 is associated with an increased incidence of clinically
relevant postoperative prevertebral swelling problems in patients undergoing anterior …

Study Design. An in vitro biomechanical study of adjacent segment motion (at L3–L4 and L5–S1)
after a simulated lumbar interbody fusion of L4–L5 in different sagittal alignments was …

Background: Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is a growth
factor known to have in vitro effects on the growth and invasiveness of cancer. It has been …

Object Rates of complications associated with the surgical treatment of cervical spondylotic
myelopathy (CSM) are not clear. Appreciating these risks is important for patient counseling …

Objective. To determine the effectiveness and safety of cervical laminoplasty versus
laminectomy and fusion for the treatment of cervical myelopathy, and to identify any patient …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: A relatively high pseudarthrosis rate is associated with multilevel
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Anterior plate fixation increases fusion rate …

Study Design. An in vitro experiment to determine the molecular and cellular effect of
recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 on cultured rat intervertebral disc cells was …

Study Design. A biochemical and radiologic comparison of 4 disc injury models to produce
disc degeneration in the rabbit was carried out in 2 experiments. Objectives. To develop a …

The purpose of this review was to compare the efficacy and safety of synthetic bone graft
substitutes versus autograft or allograft for the treatment of lumbar and cervical spinal …

Objective. To conduct a systematic review investigating the evidence of (1) efficacy, effectiveness,
and safety of nonoperative treatment of patients with cervical myelopathy;(2) whether …