RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nichols, Emma Hitt
T1 BMP Uses, Risks, and Complications in Spine Surgery
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2015
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 50
SP 30
OP 31
DO 10.1177/155989771450021
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/50/30.abstract
AB Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) were used with increasing frequency in spine surgery after 2002, but their use has decreased as concerns have developed about possible cancer risk and complications. In this session, presenters discussed the evidence regarding BMPs and their associated cancer risk, other possible complications, and the patterns of BMP use since 2002.