The Use of Coralline Hydroxyapatite With Bone Marrow, Autogenous Bone Graft, or Osteoinductive Bone Protein Extract for Posterolateral Lumbar Spine Fusion

Abstract

These data indicate that coralline hydroxyapatite with bone marrow was not an acceptable bone graft substitute for posterolateral spine fusion. When combined with autogenous iliac crest bone graft-coralline hydroxyapatite served as a graft extender yielding results comparable to those obtained with autograft alone. Coralline hydroxyapatite served as an excellent carrier for the bovine osteoinductive bone protein extract yielding superior results to those obtained with autograft or bone marrow.