In Vivo Evaluation of Demineralized Bone Matrix as a Bone Graft Substitute for Posterior Spinal Fusion

Autor: Cook, Stephen D., Dalton, Jeanette E., Prewett, Ann B., Whitecloud, Thomas S.
Zdroj: Spine; April 1995, Vol. 20 Issue: 8 p877-886, 10p
Abstrakt: Posterior lumbar spinal fusion segments were evaluated in 9 adult mongrel dogs 6, 12, and 26 weeks after implantation. Four sites on each animal received implants consisting of demineralized bone matrix alone, demineralized bone matrix with allograft bone, allograft bone alone, and autograft bone. Each unilateral fusion spanned one motion segment with one intervening vertebral level left undisturbed using T13-L7. The fusions were evaluated radiographically, mechanically, and histologically.
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