JAMA: Surgical Cytokines Topic Collection http://jama.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:52:24 GMT Silverchair editor@jama.jamanetwork.com webmaster@jama.jamanetwork.com Off-Label Use of Bone Morphogenetic Proteins in Pediatric Spinal Arthrodesis http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1377916 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dodwell E, Snyder B, Wright J. <span class="paragraphSection">To the Editor: Arthrodesis of the spine is frequently performed in children. Although nonunion occurs frequently in adults, children rarely experience nonunion. We are aware of no evidence to support the need for augmentation beyond instrumentation and autograft bone grafting in pediatric spinal arthrodesis.</span> 308 14 1429 1432 10.1001/jama.2012.12929 http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=1377916