Healos/Recombinant Human Growth and Differentiation Factor-5 Induces Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in a New Zealand White Rabbit Model
Magit DP, Maak T, Trioano N, Raphael B, Hamouria Q, Polzhofer G, Drespe I, Albert TJ, Grauer JN. Healos/Recombinant Human Growth and Differentiation Factor-5 Induces Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion in a New Zealand White Rabbit Model. Spine 2006, 31: 2180-2188. PMID: 16946651, DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000232823.82106.0a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRecombinant human growthDifferentiation factor 5Fusion ratePosterolateral lumbar spine fusionPosterolateral lumbar fusionIliac crest autograftLumbar spine fusionNew Zealand white rabbitsNew Zealand white rabbit modelZealand white rabbitsRabbit fusion modelWhite rabbit modelIntertransverse process fusionBone graft alternativesCrest autograftLumbar fusionBACKGROUND DATAHistologic differencesPreclinical studiesSpine fusionTreatment groupsFactor 5Histologic analysisBone graftFusion mass