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ArticleGlobal spine journal2018

Trends Analysis of rhBMP2 Utilization in Single-Level Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the United States.

Lifeng Lao, Jeremiah R Cohen, Zorica Buser, Darrel S Brodke, S Tim Yoon, Jim A Youssef, Jong-Beom Park, Hans-Joerg Meisel, Jeffrey C Wang

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Article in Global spine journal, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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  3. Trends in lumbar spinal fusion-a literature review.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2020
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Lifeng LaoUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Jeremiah R CohenUniversity of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Zorica BuserUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Darrel S BrodkeUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
S Tim YoonEmory Spine Center, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Jim A YoussefSpine Colorado, Durango, CO, USA.
Jong-Beom ParkUijongbu St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijongbu, Korea.
Hans-Joerg MeiselBergmannstrost Hospital, Halle, Germany.
Jeffrey C WangUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

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designRetrospective case study.

objectiveTo evaluate the trends and demographics of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP2) utilization in single-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) in the United States.

methodsPatients who underwent single-level ALIF from 2005 to 2011 were identified by searching ICD-9 diagnosis and procedure codes in the PearlDiver Patient Records Database (PearlDiver Technologies, Fort Wayne, IN), a national database of orthopedic insurance records. The year of procedure, age, gender, and region of the United States were analyzed for each patient.

resultsA total of 921 patients were identified who underwent a single-level ALIF in this study. The average rate of single-level ALIF with rhBMP2 utilization increased (35%-48%) from 2005 to 2009, but sharply decreased to 16.7% in 2010 and 15.0% in 2011. The overall incidence of single-level ALIF without rhBMP2 (0.20 cases per 100 000 patients) was more than twice of the incidence of single-level ALIF with rhBMP2 (0.09 cases per 100 000 patients). The average rate of single-level ALIF with rhBMP2 utilization is highest in West (41.4%), followed by Midwest (33.3%), South (26.5%) and Northeast (22.2%). The highest incidence of single-level ALIF with rhBMP2 was observed in the group aged less than 65 years (compared with any other age groups,

conclusionsThe incidence of rhBMP2 utilization in single-level ALIF increased from 2006 to 2009, but decreased in 2010 and 2011. The Northeast region had the lowest incidence of rhBMP2 utilization. The group aged less than 65 years trended to have the higher incidence of single-level ALIF with rhBMP2 utilization.

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anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)demographicsrecombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP2)single-level

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PMCPMC5898671

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