Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been isolated from various tissues and expanded in culture. MSCs add osteogenic potential to ceramic scaffolds when used together. A spinal fusion rabbit model was used to evaluate whether ...

Object. Posterolateral spinal fusions are performed to treat different spinal disorders. Autograft continues to be the gold standard; it is, however, associated with donor site morbidity and limited sources. Allograft has ...

Objectives: Considering the epidemiological and functional importance of spinal pathologies and the large number of surgeries performed today, the study aimed to evaluate the impact of spinal arthrodesis and discectomy ...

The effect of corticosteroids on spinal fusion healing has not yet been determined. To evaluate the effect of corticosteroids on lumbar spinal fusion we designed a randomized, placebo-controlled animal study using high-dose ...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate incidence and types of implant failure observed in a series of patients with spinal metastases (SM) treated with minimally invasive stabilizationsurgery without fusion. METHODS: In this multicenter, ...

Object. Several reports have shown that nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have an inhibitory effect in osteogenesis and reduce heterotopic ossification in humans. A deleterious effect of NSAIDs in posterolateral ...

Study Design. Retrospective case series.

Diseño del Estudio: empírico descriptivo cuantitativo. Objetivo: Determinar si la cirugía de fusión lumbar en pacientes con patología degenerativa lumbar puede reducir el dolor lumbar y mejorar la función lumbar ...