Can We Replace This Old Surgical Technique?
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024
UTRECHT, The Netherlands, June 27 (TNSres) -- Utrecht University issued the following news:
Since the beginning of spinal surgery, patient's own bone has been used for transplantation, for example when the vertebrae are fused together to treat back pain. But the resulting fusion is not optimal, in part because these transplanted bone pieces quickly die and dissolve. As a result, the body has insufficient time to form new bone at the site of transplantation. A recent study by UMC Utr . . .
Since the beginning of spinal surgery, patient's own bone has been used for transplantation, for example when the vertebrae are fused together to treat back pain. But the resulting fusion is not optimal, in part because these transplanted bone pieces quickly die and dissolve. As a result, the body has insufficient time to form new bone at the site of transplantation. A recent study by UMC Utr . . .