*Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York;
†Research Institute International, Phoenix, Arizona;
‡Department of Orthopedics, University of California San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California;
§Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Neurologic and Orthopedic Institute of Chicago, and Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois;
¶Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia;
∥Orthopedic Surgery Department, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi;
**St. Luke’s Hospital, Bone and Joint Clinic, Houston, Texas;
††Oakland, California; and
‡‡San Francisco, California.
Acknowledgment date: July 24, 2002.
First revision date: January 20, 2003.
Acceptance date: June 13, 2003.
This study was supported in part by Osteotech, Inc. (Eatontown, NJ).
The manuscript submitted does not contain information about medical device(s)/drug(s).
Corporate/Industry funds were received in support of this work. Although one or more of the author(s) has/have received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript, benefits will be directed solely to a research fund, foundation, educational institution, or other nonprofit organization which the author(s) has/have been associated. One or more of the author(s) has/have received or will receive benefits for personal or professional use from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript:e.g., honoraria, gifts, consultancies.
Address correspondence to Fred H. Geisler, MD, PhD, Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Advocate Ravenswood Hospital, Specialty Care Pavilion, 4550 North Winchester Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640; E-mail: [email protected]
