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Osteoblasts exhibit a more differentiated phenotype and increased bone morphogenetic protein production on titanium alloy substrates than on poly-ether-ether-ketone
Olivares-Navarrete, Rene; PhD, DDS; Gittens, Rolando A.; MS; Schneider, Jennifer M.; MS; Hyzy, Sharon L.; BS; Haithcock, David A.; Ullrich, Peter F. MD; Schwartz, Zvi; Boyan, Barbara D. (2012-01-12)Multiple biomaterials are clinically available to spine surgeons for performing interbody fusion. Poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is used frequently for lumbar spine interbody fusion, but alternative materials are also used, ...