Background: Back pain is a common chief complaint within the United States and is caused
by a multitude of etiologies. There are many different treatment modalities for back pain, with …

Allograft bone has been and continues to be an important adjunct in producing spinal fusion.
Bone allograft encompasses cadaveric cancellous bone, cadaveric cortical bone …

Degenerative spine disease is increasing in prevalence as the global population ages,
indicating a need for targeted therapies and continued innovations. While autograft and …

Autograft is the gold standard in spinal fusion but it can add to surgical complication and
morbidity. Fusion rates and clinical outcome do hot always correlate; sometimes these …

Bone grafting has been uniquely practiced since the early 1600s. Historically, bone grafting
includes autologous bone, a variety of allograft bone, and synthetic based-materials utilized …

Bone grafting is a vital component in spinal reconstructive procedures to confer stability
between spinal motion segments. Traditionally, autologous bone has been successfully …

There has been a rapid increase in the number of lumbar fusion procedures performed in
the last10 years. Many of these procedures involve the use of bone grafts and specifically …

Bone allografts are commonly used in spinal surgery. Structural allografts placed anteriorly
in the spine may be used as interbody grafts or as strut grafts spanning multiple segments …

Bone grafting is an integral part of many lumbar spinal surgeries. The two choices of bone
are autograft and allograft. Each source has its own advantages and disadvantages. The …

Arthrodesis of the spine is the preferred surgical treatment for various types of spinal
pathology, including deformity, instability and degenerative diseases. In addition to …