End plates resorptions after the applications of rhBMP-2 for interbody spinal fusions

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 309-

  Smoljanovic, Tomislav ^a,b   Bojanic, Ivan ^b   Pecina, Marko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN SPONGE; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2;

BONE ALLOGRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; BONE PLATES; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL FUSION; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 68049140631     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3181a5abfa     Document Type: Letter

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