The fusion rate of Escherichia coli-derived recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 following posterolateral lumbar fusion was similar to autogenous iliac bone graft, according to a ...

Compared to autograft bone, which is considered the gold standard graft material for spine fusion, demineralized bone matrix in the form of a sponge was associated with comparable fusion rates and ...

Traditionally, the surgical management of degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis consisted of decompressive laminectomy alone. In 1985, ... a posterolateral fusion group, ...

All patients underwent a standard posterolateral spinal fusion using Actifuse TM. 81 percent of patients had radiographic evidence of bilateral bridging bone one year after surgery. 57 percent ...

2. Medicare pays less for spine procedures in ASCs than hospital outpatient departments, but patient copay is often higher in the ASC. The total cost of posterior or posterolateral spinal fusion of ...

April 30, 2012 (Miami, Florida) — Lumbar spinal fusion plus laminectomy appears to be a better option than laminectomy alone in terms of quality of life for patients with degenerative grade I ...

In open posterolateral lumbar fusion surgery, the transverse processes and facet joints are routinely decorticated and bone graft is packed in lateral trench-like gutters to help achieve fusion.

This compares favorably to fusion rates of 55-71% reported for other synthetic bone grafts evaluated in similar well-controlled studies of posterolateral fusion.1,2 . The first consecutive 50 patients ...

For patients who undergo instrumented spinal fusion, ... are higher among those who receive posterior lumbar interbody fusion compared with those who receive posterior or posterolateral fusion. ...

--NuVasive, Inc., the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced the results of the ...