Recombinant Human BMP-2 Enhances the Effects of Materials Used for Reconstruction of Large Cranial Defects

Elsalanty, Mohammed E.; Por, Yong-Chen; Genecov, David G.; Salyer, Kenneth E.; Wang, Qian; Barcelo, C.R.; Troxler, Karen; Gendler, El; Opperman, Lynne A.

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2007.06.626

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Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 277-285, February 2008

Recombinant Human BMP-2 Enhances the Effects of Materials Used for Reconstruction of Large Cranial Defects

Presented at the Plastic Surgery Research Council Meeting 2005; the 10th International Congress on Cleft Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies 2005; and the 11th Biennial International Conference of the International Society of Craniofacial Surgery 2005.

Mohammed E. Elsalanty, MD
- Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Maxillofacial Pathology, and the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Medical School of Georgia, Augusta, GA.
Yong-Chen Por, MBBS, MMed
- Registrar, Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore.
David G. Genecov, MD
- Director, International Craniofacial Institute, and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, Medical City, Dallas, TX; and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.
- Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Genecov: International Craniofacial Institute, Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, 7777 Forest Lane, Suite C717, Dallas, TX 75230
Kenneth E. Salyer, MD
- Chairman, World Craniofacial Foundation, Dallas, TX; and Adjunct Professor, Department of Orthodontics, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.
Qian Wang, PhD
- Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, GA.
C.R. Barcelo, MD
- Medical Director, International Craniofacial Institute and Cleft Lip and Palate Treatment Center, Medical City, Dallas, TX.
Karen Troxler, PhD
- Biomet, Inc, Warsaw, IN.
El Gendler, MD, PhD
- Professor Emeritus of Research Orthopaedics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA; and President and Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Coast Tissue Bank, Los Angeles, CA.
Lynne A. Opperman, PhD
- Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, and Director of Technology Development, Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Dallas, TX.