Background: Bone morphogenic proteins (BMPs) are known to promote osteogenesis, and
clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate the ability of certain BMPs to promote fracture…

Study Design. A prospective consecutive cohort study of clinical and radiographic outcomes
after kyphoplasty for treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures. Objectives. …

Study Design. A new recombinant adenoviral vector expressing Sox9, a chondrocyte-specific
transcription factor, was tested in a chondroblastic cell line and primary human …

Study Design. A prospective in vivo study was conducted during the performance of
kyphoplasty for the treatment of osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, comparing …

Study Design. A literature review of experiences with vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty for
treating symptomatic, osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs). Objectives. To …

Study Design. Prospective multicenter nonrandomized institutional review board-approved
observational study of clinical and radiographic outcomes of the extreme lateral interbody …

Purpose To determine if differences in safety or efficacy exist between balloon kyphoplasty (BKP),
vertebroplasty (VP) and non-surgical management (NSM) for the treatment of …

Study Design. Systematic literature review. Objective. To categorize published evidence
systematically for lumbar fusion for chronic low back pain (LBP) in order to provide an updated …

Study Design. A retrospective study of long-term clinical outcomes in 48 patients with
pseudarthroses after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion. Objectives. To determine the natural …

Study Design. Prospective, multicenter, randomized Food and Drug Administration approved
investigational device exemption clinical trial. Objective. To evaluate the safety and …