2012
The Efficacies of 2 Ceramic Bone Graft Extenders for Promoting Spinal Fusion in a Rabbit Bone Paucity Model
Miller CP, Jegede K, Essig D, Garg H, Bible JE, Biswas D, Whang PG, Grauer JN. The Efficacies of 2 Ceramic Bone Graft Extenders for Promoting Spinal Fusion in a Rabbit Bone Paucity Model. Spine 2012, 37: 642-647. PMID: 21857402, DOI: 10.1097/brs.0b013e31822e604e.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2007
The safety and efficacy of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) as a replacement for iliac crest autograft for posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis: minimum 4-year follow-up of a pilot study
Vaccaro AR, Whang PG, Patel T, Phillips FM, Anderson DG, Albert TJ, Hilibrand AS, Brower RS, Kurd MF, Appannagari A, Patel M, Fischgrund JS. The safety and efficacy of OP-1 (rhBMP-7) as a replacement for iliac crest autograft for posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis: minimum 4-year follow-up of a pilot study. The Spine Journal 2007, 8: 457-465. PMID: 17588821, DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2007.03.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOP-1 PuttyUninstrumented fusionIliac crest autograftDegenerative spondylolisthesisOverall success rateAutograft patientsX-ray filmsAdverse eventsDecompressive laminectomyCrest autograftAutogenous boneShort Form Health Survey scoresForm Health Survey scoresBone graft substituteAutogenous iliac crest bone graftIliac crest bone graftPatient-reported outcome measuresPilot studyIntermediate-term efficacyOswestry Disability IndexPreoperative Oswestry scoreHealth Survey scoresPrimary efficacy endpointSF-36 scoresSymptomatic spinal stenosis