Spine
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Radiographic assessment of interbody fusion using recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein type 2.
A prospective randomized study investigated the radiographic progress of fusion at 6, 12, and 24 months in 42 patients who underwent a single-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion using cylindrical interbody fusion cages. ⋯ The use of rhBMP-2 is a promising method for facilitating anterior intervertebral spinal fusion in patients who have undergone anterior lumbar fusion surgery.