Pseudomorbidity in iliac crest bone graft harvesting: the rise of rhBMP-2 in short-segment posterior lumbar fusion

Pseudomorbidity in iliac crest bone graft harvesting: the rise of rhBMP-2 in short-segment posterior lumbar fusion Eugene J. Carragee, MD*, Christopher M. Bono, MD, Gaetano J. Scuderi, MD Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Orthopedic Spine Service, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02478, USA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University Hospital and Clinics, Stanford, CA 94305, USA Received 1 September 2009; accepted 9 September 2009