Local steroids and dysphagia in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion-does the employment of rhBMP-2 make their use a necessity?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA; ; Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
² Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.

Editorial

Ioannis D Siasios et al. J Spine Surg. 2016 Sep.

. 2016 Sep;2(3):234-236.

doi: 10.21037/jss.2016.08.02.

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, USA; ; Department of Neurosurgery, Buffalo General Medical Center, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.
² Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Can Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Fusions With rhBMP-2 Be Reduced With Local Depomedrol Application?: A Prospective, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial.
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