Photocrosslinked poly(anhydrides) for spinal fusion: characterization and controlled release studies.
Spinal instability resulting from trauma or disease can be treated by spinal fusion, a surgical procedure that eliminates or minimizes motion at a site of degeneration in the spinal column. Autologous bone harvested from the iliac crest remains the gold standard material for use in these procedures....
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-04022007-133700/ |