2004
Comparison of Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Rates of Grafton Putty and OP-1 Putty in an Athymic Rat Model
Bomback DA, Grauer JN, Lugo R, Troiano N, Patel TCh, Friedlaender GE. Comparison of Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Rates of Grafton Putty and OP-1 Putty in an Athymic Rat Model. Spine 2004, 29: 1612-1617. PMID: 15284503, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000132512.53305.a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOP-1 PuttyFusion rateSpine fusion modelManual palpationOP-1Posterolateral lumbar spine fusionLumbar spine fusionSimilar fusion ratesAthymic nude ratsSpine fusion ratesLumbar fusion ratesAthymic rat modelIntertransverse process fusionBone graft alternativesInflammatory responseRat modelBACKGROUND DATASpine fusionStudy groupNude ratsOsteogenic protein-1Athymic ratsFusion massOsteoinductive productsGraft alternatives
2002
Evaluation of OP-1 in a rabbit model of lumbar fusions
Patel T, Grauer J, Erulkar J. Evaluation of OP-1 in a rabbit model of lumbar fusions. Progress In Inflammation Research 2002, 207-222. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-0348-8121-0_11.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Evaluation of OP-1 as a Graft Substitute for Intertransverse Process Lumbar Fusion
Grauer J, Patel T, Erulkar J, Troiano N, Panjabi M, Friedlaender G. Evaluation of OP-1 as a Graft Substitute for Intertransverse Process Lumbar Fusion. Spine 2001, 26: 127-133. PMID: 11154530, DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200101150-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntertransverse process lumbar fusionIntertransverse process fusionManual palpationLumbar fusionOP-1Rabbit modelAutogenous iliac crest boneProcess fusionGraft substituteNew Zealand white rabbitsIliac crest boneOP-1 groupZealand white rabbitsMultidirectional flexibility testingAutograft specimensLess morbidityBiomechanical testing resultsCrest boneStudy groupAutograft groupBACKGROUND DATAFusion massWhite rabbitsL5-L6Bone graft substitute