ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION: Prevalence, Complications, and Hospital Charges Associated With Use of Bone-Morphogenetic ...

Published June 30, 2009, 1:37 pm, Journal of the American Medical Association

Context  No national data exist to examine use of bone-morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in spinal fusion surgery. Objective  To determine the patterns of use and rates of complications and financial charges associated with BMP use in spinal fusion nationally. Design, Setting, and Patients  Retrospective cohort study of 328 468 patients undergoing spinal fusion procedures from 2002-2006 identified ...

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