Off-label use of bone morphogenetic proteins in pediatric spinal arthrodesis

JAMA

Volumn 308, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 1429-1432

  Dodwell, Emily ^a   Snyder, Brian ^b   Wright, James ^c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; AUTOGRAFT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; LENGTH OF STAY; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; PEDIATRICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINAL ARTHRODESIS; SPONDYLOLISTHESIS;

EID: 84867177482     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2012.12929     Document Type: Letter

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