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

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 92, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 2615-2616

  Burkus, J Kenneth ^a   Gornet, Matthew F ^a   Schuler, Thomas C ^a   Kleeman, Thomas J ^a   Zdeblick, Thomas A ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2;

ARTHRODESIS; BONE GRAFT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; ILIAC CREST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LETTER; OSSIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

EID: 78649480785     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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