2009
Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion model.
Miller CP, Simpson AK, Whang PG, Erickson BP, Waked WR, Lawrence JP, Grauer JN. Effects of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 on surgical infections in a rabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion model. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2009, 38: 578-84. PMID: 20049353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal infectionRecombinant human bone morphogenetic proteinEarly deathRabbit posterolateral lumbar fusion modelPosterolateral lumbar fusion modelRhBMP-2Postoperative infectionSurgical infectionsSpine surgeryAutograft groupSpinal arthrodesisSterile salineFusion rateAutograftRecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2InfectionHuman bone morphogenetic proteinHuman bone morphogenetic protein-2Bone formationProtein 2Staphylococcus aureusRabbitsBone morphogenetic protein-2Bone morphogenetic proteinMorphogenetic protein-2
2008
Pseudarthrosis following lumbar interbody fusion using bone morphogenetic protein-2: intraoperative and histopathologic findings.
Whang PG, O'Hara BJ, Ratliff J, Sharan A, Brown Z, Vaccaro AR. Pseudarthrosis following lumbar interbody fusion using bone morphogenetic protein-2: intraoperative and histopathologic findings. Orthopedics 2008, 31 PMID: 19226004, DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20110525-20.Peer-Reviewed Original Research