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ArticleJournal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews2018

Clinical and CT Analysis of Lumbar Spine Arthrodesis: β-Tricalcium Phosphate Versus Demineralized Bone Matrix.

Pedro Hoffiz Ricart, Sapan D Gandhi, Jonathon Geisinger, Kevin Baker, Daniel K Park

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Article in Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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  4. Demineralized Bone Matrix and Fibers in Spinal Fusion.International journal of spine surgery · 2023
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  5. Use of biphasic calcium phosphate versus demineralized bone matrix: retrospective clinical and CT analysis of posterolateral fusion results.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2023
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Pedro Hoffiz RicartDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.
Sapan D GandhiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.
Jonathon GeisingerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.
Kevin BakerDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.
Daniel K ParkDepartment of Orthopaedics, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, MI.

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Abstract

backgroundBone graft substitutes have been developed to circumvent donor site morbidity associated with iliac crest bone graft, but sparse literature compares the efficacy of various substitutes. Two commonly used bone graft substitutes used in lumbar fusion are β-tricalcium phosphate (BTP) and demineralized bone matrix (DBM).

methodsA retrospective review of patients who underwent instrumented posterolateral lumbar fusion was conducted by a single surgeon from January 2013 to December 2016. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether DBM or BTP as graft in conjunction with local autograft. Clinical outcomes scores were collected at a minimum of 1-year follow-up. Postoperative CT scans were evaluated to assess fusion.

resultsForty-one patients (DBM, 21 and BTP, 20) were reviewed. No significant differences were found in terms of age, sex, body mass index, smoking, diabetes, steroids, osteoporosis, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, number of levels fused, estimated blood loss, length of stay, or surgical time between the DBM and BTP groups. A trend was found toward lower revision surgery (zero versus 15%), improved visual analog scale scores (postoperative change of 1.81 versus 3.25;

conclusionsNo significant difference was found in clinical outcomes at 1 year, with a trend toward a higher fusion rate and lower revision surgery with DBM.

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PMCPMC6226294

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