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. A total of 115 patients were randomized in a 1: 1 ratio to a Bryan artificial disc
replacement (56) or an anterior cervical fusion with allograft and a plate (59). Objective. The …

Objective To prospectively compare the outcomes of cervical arthroplasty with the BRYAN
Cervical Disc Prosthesis (Medtronic Sofamor Danek, Inc, Memphis, TN) to anterior cervical …

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Method A prospective, single institution, clinical case-matched, radiographic, cohort study
was undertaken. A total of 52 patients underwent posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis with …

Study Design. A biomechanical study comparing arthroplasty with fusion using human
cadaveric C2–T1 spines. Objective. To compare the kinematics of the cervical spine after …

Study Design. A prospective, randomized, controlled, parallel, single-blinded noninferiority
multicenter pivotal FDA IDE trial. Objective. The objective of this study was to investigate …

Background: Discectomy and fusion is considered the “gold standard” treatment for clinical
manifestations of degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine. However, clinical and …

Objective: Cigarette smoking inhibits fracture healing and places the patient at a higher risk
of delayed union and nonunion. Nicotine has been implicated as the primary ingredient …

Laminectomy has been regarded as a standard treatment for multi-level cervical stenosis.
Concern for complications such as kyphosis has limited the indication of multi-level …