Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression and Removal of Symptomatic Heterotopic Bone Formation After Spinal Fusion with Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2

. 2020 May 6;S1878-8750(20)30945-1.


doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.04.235.


Online ahead of print.

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Fabio Roberti et al.


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Abstract

We present a case of symptomatic heterotopic bone formation following revision of posterolateral lumbar fusion/instrumentation and “off-label” use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2, treated successfully with the use of a minimally invasive tubular approach.


Keywords:

Ectopic bone formation; Heterotopic bone formation; Minimally invasive surgery; rhBMP-2.

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