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Costs and frequency of “off-label” use of INFUSE for spinal fusions at one institution in 2010

BACKGROUND: INFUSE, bone morphogenetic protein-2 combined with bovine Type I collagen in the lumbar tapered fusion device (LT Cage), is used to promote anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF). In spinal surgery, INFUSE is only Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approved for this “on-label” use. While...

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Autores principales: Epstein, Nancy E., Schwall, Garry S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications Pvt Ltd 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3162796/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21886888
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.83929