ReviewHSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery2020
New Strategies in Enhancing Spinal Fusion.
Review in HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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- Cigarette Smoking Was Not Associated With Lower Odds of Radiographic Fusion After Combined TLIF and Posterolateral Lumbar (270°) Arthrodesis: A CT-based Retrospective Cohort Evaluation.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2026Article
- Experimental study on the effect of warm acupuncture on the healing of bone nonunion in rats.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2026Article
- Practical Strategies for Bone Graft Selection in Spinal Fusion: A Narrative Review with Regional Perspectives.Spine surgery and related research · 2026Review
- Proton pump inhibitors are associated with increased risk of pseudoarthrosis after lumbar fusion.North American Spine Society journal · 2026Article
- Transforming spinal surgery with innovations in biologics and additive manufacturing.Materials today. Bio · 2025Review
- The Vertebral Bone Marrow clot as cell therapy and multifunctional bioscaffold for spinal fusion surgery: protocol for a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- Advances in Synthetic Grafts in Spinal Fusion Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Using a developed co-culture device to evaluate the proliferation of bone marrow stem cells by stimulation with platelet-rich plasma and electromagnetic field.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Comparative Analysis of ABM/P-15, Bone Morphogenic Protein and Demineralized Bone Matrix after Instrumented Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society · 2022Article
- A Pre-clinical Standard Operating Procedure for Evaluating Orthobiologics in anJournal of orthopaedics and sports medicine · 2022Article
- Therapeutics for enhancement of spinal fusion: A mini review.Journal of orthopaedic translation · 2021Review
- Selection of the fusion and fixation range in the intervertebral surgery to correct thoracolumbar and lumbar tuberculosis: a retrospective clinical study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
- Activation of nuclear factor-kappa B by TNF promotes nucleus pulposus mineralization through inhibition of ANKH and ENPP1.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
The biologic steps involved in creating a bony fusion between adjacent segments of the spine are a complex and highly coordinated series of events. There have been significant advancements in bone grafts and bone graft substitutes in order to augment spinal fusion. While autologous bone grafting remains the gold standard, allograft bone grafting, synthetic bone graft substitutes, and bone graft enhancers are appropriate in certain clinical situations. This article provides an overview of the basic biology of spinal fusion and strategies for enhancing fusion through innovations in bone graft material.
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