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
2007
The Effect of rhBMP-2 on the Incidence and Severity of Postoperative Infections in a Rabbit Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Model ♦
Miller C, Simpson A, Whang P, Erickson B, Waked W, Lawrence J, Grauer J. The Effect of rhBMP-2 on the Incidence and Severity of Postoperative Infections in a Rabbit Posterolateral Lumbar Fusion Model ♦. Spine: Affiliated Society Meeting Abstracts 2007, &NA;: 38-40. DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000317724.54762.b9.Peer-Reviewed Original Research