Guest guest Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I am going to post this message on both flatback group sites that I am a member in. So if some of you are members of both also, I apologize for the double delivery. The nightly national news ran a segment on how the makers of Recombinant Human Bone Morphogenic Protein 2 (rhBMP2) paid doctors up to $23 million to promote & use their product, in addition to being misleading about the severity & percentage rates of complications. I think everyone who has had spinal fusion surgery that used synthetic bone, as opposed to having bone harvested, should keep current on this issue. Here is a website for more info: http://www.spine.org/Pages/ConsumerHealth/NewsAndPublicRelations/NewsReleases/20\ 11/pressrelease1_062811.aspx As many of you already know, I had a failed fusion surgery in 2007 that caused flatback. My surgeon at the time, described that fusion material he used as " bone cement " . In 2009 I had a consultation with Dr. Pashman at Cedar's in Los Angeles. He told me that I had " vacuum disk phenomenon " . Basically, where bone filler/fusion material replaced my disks were now open & empty. I asked him " What happened to the bone filler? " His response was that my body had absorbed it. Body aborption of bone is one of the side effects of RHBMP2. There are also reports of neurological damage, severe leg pain, hardware displacement, male sterility, & even cancer. I'm not trying to scare anybody...I just think we should all be diligent & keep up on medical research that pertains to our situations. BMPs are today's " latest & greatest " technology...just like the Harrington rod was the " latest & greatest " at one time. ................................Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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