Spinal Fusion in the Next Generation: Gene and Cell Therapy Approaches

Bone fusion represents a challenge in the orthopedics practice, being especially indicated for spine disorders. Spinal fusion can be defined as the bony union between two vertebral bodies obtained through the surgical introduction of an osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenic compound. Autog...

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Main Authors: Marta Barba, Claudia Cicione, Camilla Bernardini, Vincenzo Campana, Ernesto Pagano, Fabrizio Michetti, Giandomenico Logroscino, Wanda Lattanzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/406159