Tag: Intervertebral Disc Degeneration

Role of Weekly Teriparatide Administration in Osseous Union Enhancement within Six Months After Posterior or Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Osteoporosis-Associated Lumbar Degenerative Disorders: A Multicenter, Prospective Randomized Study.

Posted: February 24, 2020 at 8:57 pm   /   Degenerative

With the aging or a population, there has been significant increases in the number of patients receiving lumbar fusion operations secondary to spinal stenosis or spondylolisthesis with spinal stenosis.  Unfortunately, bone quality has bearing on the success  of lumbar fusions.  This paper is a 6 month randomized prospective study on the use of weekly subcutaneous […]

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Safety and effectiveness of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 for spinal fusion: a meta-analysis of individual-participant data.

Posted: February 23, 2016 at 10:45 am   /   Degenerative, General

In 2011, researchers identified the potential for study bias regarding results of the use of Bone Morphogenic Protein-2 for lumbar spinal fusion.   Medtronic, the manufacturer of Infuse BMP-2, consented to have an independent review of their raw data from all FDA rhBMP2 trials.   This study was funded and conducted by The Yale University Open Data […]

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2009 ISSLS Prize Winner: Does discography cause accelerated progression of degeneration changes in the lumbar disc: a ten-year matched cohort study.

Posted: February 19, 2016 at 7:15 am   /   Degenerative

The 2009 ISSLS Prize Winner for the best paper was awarded to Carragee et al for the Paper Titled Does Discography Cause accelerated progression of degenerative changes in the lumbar Spine: In this paper, Dr. Carragee followed a group of asymptomatic volunteers who had discography from L3-S1 performed in 1997,  and compared the results of […]

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