2022
Better Functional Recovery After Single-Level Compared With Two-Level Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion
Daffner SD, Bunch JT, Burton DC, Milam R, Park DK, Strenge KB, Whang PG, An HS, Kopjar B, Daffner S, Bunch J, Park D, An H. Better Functional Recovery After Single-Level Compared With Two-Level Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion. Cureus 2022, 14: e23010. PMID: 35425678, PMCID: PMC9005157, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOswestry Disability IndexPosterolateral lumbar fusionTwo-level groupSingle-level groupMental component scoreHealth-related qualityVisual analog scaleHigh fusion rateFusion ratePostoperative infectionLumbar fusionSingle-level posterolateral lumbar fusionGeneric health-related qualityLife outcomesVAS back painOutcomes of patientsOutcome of surgeryProspective cohort studyGood functional outcomeGood functional recoveryComparison of outcomesBackground Multiple studiesDisability IndexLeg painRadiologic outcomes
2020
108. A novel bone graft has higher fusion rate than local autologous bone in stand-alone posterolateral fusion: a propensity score adjusted analysis
Daffner S, Bunch J, An H, Burton D, Milam R, Park D, Whang P, Strenge K. 108. A novel bone graft has higher fusion rate than local autologous bone in stand-alone posterolateral fusion: a propensity score adjusted analysis. The Spine Journal 2020, 20: s53-s54. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLocal autologous boneOswestry Disability IndexPosterolateral fusionPatient outcomesBone graft substituteFusion rateLeg painAverage Oswestry Disability IndexMulticenter prospective cohort studyAutologous bonePropensity scoreSTUDY DESIGN/SETTINGSimilar patient outcomesProspective cohort studySF-36 PCSSF-36 MCSFlexion-extension radiographsRadiologic fusion rateNovel bone graft substituteDESIGN/SETTINGHigh fusion rateEndogenous growth factorsSF36-PCSDisability IndexBaseline characteristicsP122. Use of a novel allograft in single- and two-level posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion: two-year clinical and radiographic results from a prospective multicenter study
Daffner S, Bunch J, An H, Burton D, Milam R, Park D, Strenge K, Whang P. P122. Use of a novel allograft in single- and two-level posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion: two-year clinical and radiographic results from a prospective multicenter study. The Spine Journal 2020, 20: s204. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIliac crest bone graftFusion rateBone graft substituteClinical outcomesSpinal fusionOswestry Disability Index scoresProspective multicenter cohort studyAutologous iliac crest bone graftSTUDY DESIGN/SETTINGIndependent core labPosterolateral lumbar spinal fusionSF-36v2 PCSDisability Index scoresMulticenter cohort studyPosterolateral lumbar fusion surgeryProspective multicenter studyBetter clinical outcomesLumbar fusion surgeryCrest bone graftGold standard graft materialLumbar spinal fusionDESIGN/SETTINGStandard graft materialPosterolateral spinal fusionEndogenous growth factors
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