Study Design A narrative review of literature. Objective This manuscript intends to provide a
review of clinically relevant bone substitutes and bone expanders for spinal surgery in terms …

Study Design. Systematic review. Objectives. The aim of this study was to assess the
robustness of statistically significant outcomes from randomized control trials (RCTs) in …

Importance Conflicting evidence and large practice variation are present in the surgical
treatment of degenerative spondylolisthesis. More than 90% of surgical procedures in the …

Background: The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) has poor regenerative capacity, and an
injury leads to loss of function, limiting quality of life and increasing the incidence of …

Study Design. This is a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Objective. We aimed
to evaluate the efficacy and safety of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein …

Study Design. in the rest of the article written as patient-and observer-blinded, multicenter,
randomized, intrapatient controlled, noninferiority trial. Objective. The aim of this study was …

Purpose A variety of alternative grafts to autologous iliac crest bone (ICBG) have been
developed for lumbar spondylodesis, due to frequent complications following ICBG harvest …

To explore the influence of inflammatory processes on bone formation, we applied a new in
vivo screening model. Confined biological pockets were first created in rabbits as a …

Purpose Despite the rapid increase in instrumented spinal fusions for a variety of
indications, most studies focus on short-term fusion rates. Long-term clinical outcomes are …

The impact of autologous iliac crest bone graft versus BMP-2 to improve fusion rates for
posterolateral fusion (PLF) of the lumbar spine remains unanswered. Single-institution …