How Useful is Bone Morphogenic Protein in Spinal Fusion Surgery?

With some recent studies questioning the use of bone morphogenic protein (BMP) in spinal fusions to prevent nonunions and reduce re-operations, researchers have found that that after studying a large cohort of spinal fusions at all spinal levels with and without BMP, they did not find any statistically significant difference in operative nonunion rates. These findings were presented today during the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) 81st Scientific Meeting in New Orleans. Click here to read the full release.