Background: Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are known to promote osteogenesis, and
clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate the ability of certain BMPs to promote fracture…

Purpose To determine if differences in safety or efficacy exist between balloon kyphoplasty (BKP),
vertebroplasty (VP) and non-surgical management (NSM) for the treatment of …

Study Design. A literature review of experiences with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for
treating symptomatic, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Objectives. To …

Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To categorize published evidence
systematically for lumbar fusion for chronic low back pain (LBP) in order to provide an updated …

Study Design. A new recombinant adenoviral vector expressing Sox9, a chondrocyte-specific
transcription factor, was tested in a chondroblastic cell line and primary human …

Study Design. A retrospective study of long-term clinical outcomes in 48 patients with
pseudarthroses after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Objectives. To determine the natural …

… Phillips et al 41 previously reported the clinical outcomes comparing patients having cervical
disc replacement with the PCM Cervical Disc adjacent to a prior cervical fusion to those …

Study Design. Prospective, multicenter, randomized clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the
long-term safety and effectiveness of the PCM Cervical Disc compared with anterior cervical …

Objectives. To focus attention of the clinician on the anatomy and (patho) physiology of the
vertebral venous system, so as to offer a tool to better understand and anticipate (potential) …

Study Design. Prospective, multicenter, single-arm study. Objective. The objective of this
study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographical results of patients undergoing extreme …