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Agent used in spinal surgery linked to higher complications rate, greater inpatient charges

A new study indicates that bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP; a biological agent used to promote bone creation) is used in 25 percent of spinal fusion procedures and is associated with a higher rate of complications than in ...

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created Jun 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Infected prosthetic knees cause problems

The number of people that undergo an operation to have a prosthetic knee joint is increasing. One reason is that the population is getting older, another is that people are also getting heavier, which is a factor in the development ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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