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A post-operative X-ray of an anterior cervical fusion.

Image courtesy Kevin Cahill/Brigham and Women's Hospital

Spinal fusion protein associated with complications, higher costs

In the United States, back pain continues to be a leading cause of disability and one of the most common reasons to see a physician for evaluation. Among various treatment options is spinal fusion surgery, which may use a biological agent known as bone-morphogenetic protein (BMP).

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