Six-year outcomes of anterior lumbar interbody arthrodesis with use of interbody fusion cages and recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2614-2615

  Smoljanovic, Tomislav ^a   Siric, Franjo ^a   Bojanic, Ivan ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2;

ARTHRODESIS; BONE GRAFT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78649476513     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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