OTA 2007 Posters - Spine

Scientific Poster #80 Basic Science OTA-2007

•A Sheep Study Comparing Two Different Preparations of rhBMP-2 to Autograft in
an Instrumented Lumbar Corpectomy and Spinal Reconstruction Model

David G. Schwartz, MD1 (a,c-Medtronic); Amisha Patel, MS, ATC, LAT1 (a-Medtronic);
Jean-Pierre Mobasser, MD1 (a-Medtronic); Eric Potts, MD1 (a-Medtronic);
Joseph Williams, MD1 (a-Medtronic); Carl Graf, MD1 (a-Medtronic);
Joseph Riina, MD1 (a,c-Medtronic); Matthew Paddack1 (a-Medtronic);
Jeffrey M. Toth, PhD2 (a-Medtronic); Shane Rose, MD3 (n);
1OrthoIndy, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA;
2Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA;
3Center for Diagnostic Imaging, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Scientific Poster #179 Spine OTA-2007

Spinal Fractures in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Retrospective Analysis of 45 Patients

Christian Schinkel, MD (n); Samir Smajic, MD (n); Gert Muhr, MD (n);
BG Kliniken Bergmannsheil, Ruhr–University, Bochum, Germany

Scientific Poster #180 Spine OTA-2007

Treatment of Odontoid Fractures with C1-C2 Posterior Spinal Fusion Using Screw and Rod Fixation

Daniel Altman, MD (n); Amy Marcini, MD (n); Jennifer Erdos, MD (n); Brad Bellotte, MD (n);
Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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• The FDA has not cleared this drug and/or medical device for the use described in this presentation   (i.e., the drug or medical device is being discussed for an “off label” use).  ◆FDA information not available at time of printing.