Method for spinal fusion without decortication

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PATENT NO 5645084
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08482038

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Surgical procedures for stabilizing a spine include exposing a portion of each of adjacent vertebrae requiring fusion and placing an osteoinductive material within an area between the portions of the adjacent vertebrae in contact with the cortical bone of the portions. In another aspect, surgical procedures for stabilizing a spine are provided which include exposing a portion of each of adjacent vertebrae requiring fusion, adding an osteoinductive cytokine to a carrier material and placing the carrier material between the portions of the adjacent vertebrae in contact with the cortical bone of the portions.

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SDGI HOLDINGS INC300 DELAWARE AVENUE SUITE 508 WILMINGTON DE 19801

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McKay, William F Memphis, TN 292 16080

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