Object Numerous techniques have been historically used for occipitocervical fusion with
varied results. The purpose of this study was to examine outcomes of various surgical …

Study Design A retrospective review of 12 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and 18
patients with diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) treated at a single institution for …

The athlete with back pain presents a clinical challenge. Selflimited symptoms must be
distinguished from persistent or recurrent symptoms associated with identifiable pathology. …

Object. Cervical anterior decompression and total-disc replacement is currently being
investigated as an alternative treatment in patients with symptomatic intervertebral cervical …

Study Design. Randomized controlled trial comparing OP-1 (rhBMP-7) with iliac crest autograft
in patients with symptomatic degenerative spondylolisthesis and spinal stenosis treated …

Study Design. Experimental animal study of convective transport in the intervertebral disc.
Objective. To quantify the effects of mechanical loading rate on net transport into the healthy …

Object The object of this paper is to review the immunogenicity of bone morphogenetic
proteins (BMPs) and to compare the results of the immunogenicity characterization and clinical …

Background context The intervertebral disc primarily relies on trans-endplate diffusion for the
uptake of nutrients and the clearance of byproducts. In degenerative discs, diffusion is often …

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Despite numerous studies evaluating the anabolic effects of
intermittent administration of parathyroid hormone (PTH) on bone, there are no published …

Study Design. The study design consisted of a New Zealand white rabbit model of
pseudarthrosis repair. Study groups consisting of no graft, autograft, or recombinant human bone …