Recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) in posterolateral lumbar spine fusion: complications in the elderly

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Authors

Martin Hoffmann · Grand Rapids Public Museum

Abstract

Despite being older and having more comorbidities, elderly patients have similar complication and reoperation rates compared to younger healthier patients undergoing instrumented lumbar decompression fusions with rhBMP-2.

Topics & Keywords

Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volume 8, Issue 1, pp. 1-1

DOI: 10.1186/1749-799x-8-1

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