
Spine
Allogenic cancellous bone use in monosegmental spondylodesis
Eur Spine J. 2009 May;18(5):687-95. Epub 2009 Jan 1644 patients suffering monosegmental ventrodorsal spondylodesis were randomized to receive either autogenous corticocancellous iliac crest bone or allogenic cancellous bone for lumbar fusion, assessing the non-inferiority of the use of allogenic cancellous bone. The results from this study indicated that treatment with allogenic cancellous bone was equivalent to autogenous corticocancellous iliac crest bone when used in monosegmental ventrodorsal spondylodesis at 12 months.
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