Prevalence, Complications, and Hospital Charges Associated With Use of Bone-Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion Procedures
Cahill KS, H. J, Day A, Claus EB. Prevalence, Complications, and Hospital Charges Associated With Use of Bone-Morphogenetic Proteins in Spinal Fusion Procedures. JAMA 2009, 302: 58-66. PMID: 19567440, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2009.956.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpinal fusion proceduresAnterior cervical fusionHospital chargesSpinal fusionCervical fusionFusion proceduresUse of BMPAnterior cervical fusion proceduresBone morphogenetic protein useNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseBone morphogenetic proteinGreater hospital chargesPosterior cervical proceduresRetrospective cohort studyWound-related complicationsMore frequent complicationsRate of complicationsTotal hospital chargesCervical fusion proceduresInpatient hospital chargesLength of staySpinal fusion surgeryUS community hospitalsCervical proceduresComplication occurrence