BELGRADE, Mont., Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --BacterinInternational Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BONE), a leader in the development of revolutionary bone graft material and antimicrobial coatings for medical applications, presented at the American Academy ofOrthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) 2012 Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, its study showing OsteoSponge® equivalence to rhBMP-2 in spinal fusion.
The study, first presented atEuroSpine 2011 in Milan, Italy in October of last year, was this past week featured atAAOS 2012, the largest gathering of companies displaying products and services specifically for theorthopaedic surgeon.
SinceOsteoSponge has been released, surgeons have usedBacterin's bone graft implants more than 100,000 times, noting the product's unique handling properties, ability to irrigate the site, and quick insertion of theOsteoSponge scaffold into a bony defect or a spinalinterbody cage.
"AAOS is a great stage to get in front oforthopaedic surgeons, who are the users of OsteoSponge," said Guy Cook,Bacterin's chairman and CEO. "Data from this study further validatesOsteoSponge's effectiveness in spinal fusion surgery, and we were pleased to present to and meet with a highly targeted audience."
Used in conjunction with the patients' own bone marrow aspirate,OsteoSponge is a highly effectiveosteoinductive andosteoconductive bone scaffold that aids in spinal fusion. The study was conducted in collaboration with researchers at the Salt LakeOrthopaedic Clinic, Spine Surgery of Salt Lake City.
The two-year prospective, randomized, and blinded clinical data showedOsteoSponge to be equivalent to rhBMP-2 in achieving aninterbody fusion based upon radiographic assessment, CT scans, and quality of life outcomes. Additionally, patients receiving theOsteoSponge graft reported statistically significant less leg pain at one year relative to the rhBMP-2 group.
The abstract of this presentation, which evaluated the effectiveness ofBacterin'sOsteoSponge allograft for use in lumbar spinal fusion and entitled, "LumbarInterbody Fusion withOsteoSpongeDemineralized Allograft in a PEEK Cage Compared to Fusion with rhBMP-2: Long Term Post-Operative Assessment," was published in European Spine Journal (Volume 20, Supplement 4, 421-464).
AboutBacterin International Holdings
BacterinInternational Holdings, Inc. (NYSE Amex: BONE) develops, manufactures and markets biologics products to domestic and international markets.Bacterin's proprietary methods optimize the growth factors in humanallografts to create the ideal stem cell scaffold to promote bone,subchondral repair and dermal growth. These products are used in a variety of applications including enhancing fusion in spine surgery, relief of back pain, promotion of bone growth in foot and ankle surgery, promotion of cranial healing following neurosurgery andsubchondral repair in knee and other joint surgeries.
Bacterin'sMedical Device division develops, employs, and licenses bioactive coatings for various medical device applications.Bacterin's strategic coating initiatives include antimicrobial coatings designed to inhibitbiofilm formation and microbial contamination. For further information, please visit www.bacterin.com.
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