Postoperative cervical myelopathy and cord compression associated with the use of recombinant bone morphogenetic protein-2 in posterior cervical decompression, instrumentation, and arthrodesis: A report of two cases

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Anderson, David W ^a   Burton, Douglas C ^a   Jackson, R Sean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

cord compression; posterior cervical; rh BMP 2; seroma

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; INFUSE; RECOMBINANT BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR SPINE FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL MYELOPATHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MYELOGRAPHY; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMALACIA; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RANGE OF MOTION; REHABILITATION CARE; SEROMA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPONDYLOSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEINS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEROMA; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL STENOSIS; SPONDYLOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955556113     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181f8f4d3     Document Type: Article

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