Louisiana Spine Surgeon to Present Study on Stem Cell Treatment

Eubulus J. Kerr, MD, a spine surgeon with the Spine Institute of Louisiana in Shreveport will present his research on lumbar interbody fusion using a stem cell allograft at the 14th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies in Geneva, Switzerland, later this month, according to a local KTBS report.

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Laura Dyrda

The study presents spine fusion using osteoconductive mesenchymal stem cells as a safe alternative to fusions using Bone Morphogenetic Protein (BMP). The study has also been selected to appear as an online supplement to the European Journal of Neurology.

Read the KTBS report on Dr. Eubulus J. Kerr.

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