Treatment of allograft nonunions with recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins (rhBMP).
Delloye C, Suratwala SJ, Cornu O, Lee FY. Treatment of allograft nonunions with recombinant human bone morphogenetic proteins (rhBMP). Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 2004, 70: 591-7. PMID: 15669462.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBone Morphogenetic ProteinsBone NeoplasmsBone TransplantationFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFractures, UnunitedHumansMaleMiddle AgedOsteosarcomaRadiographyRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSampling StudiesSarcoma, EwingSensitivity and SpecificityTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeConceptsAllograft-host junctionAllograft nonunionRecombinant human bone morphogenetic proteinAllograft fractureIntercalary allograftsFracture nonunionHuman bone morphogenetic proteinAdditional radiation therapyMalignant bone tumorsRhBMP-7Allograft bone transplantationBone morphogenetic proteinAdjuvant chemotherapySterile drainageRadiological evidenceCorticocancellous allograftFemoral allograftsTibial nonunionWide resectionOsteoarticular allograftsTumor recurrenceMain complicationsNonunion siteBone tumorsRadiation therapy