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Article: Allograft bone combined with hBMP heals upper arm fractures, study finds.(Brief Article)
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- Transplant News
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- March 27, 2000
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Allograft bone combined with human bone morphogenetic protein (hBMP) is an effective structural graft component for previous failed unions of fractures of the humerus (upper arm), according to University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine researchers.
At the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in March, Eric Johnson, MD and colleagues reported on 14 female and 4 male patients with resistant nonunions of the humerus who received internal fixation combined with hBMP. Most of the patients had osteoporosis and had failed previous surgery to repair their fractures. Their average age was 58 years.
The first 2 patients were ...