Histological remodelling of demineralised bone matrix allograft in posterolateral fusion of the spine – an ex vivo study

Table 1 Semi-quantitative histological evaluation

Patient	Age	Fusion levels	DBX® in situ (month)	DBX® residuals (+/++/+++/++++)	New bone formation (+/++/+++/+++++)
1	31	T10-T12	7	+	+++
2	52	T11-L1	18	-	++++
3	50	T11-L1	8	+	+++
4	39	T12-L2	9	++	++
5	39	T12-L2	8	++	++
6	64	T5-T9	8	+++	+
7	30	T12-L2	17	-	++++
8	46	T2-T5	6	++	++
9	48	T11-L1	9	++	++

Table 1: Case related histological analysis with scores: (+) = <25%, (++) = <26-50%, (+++) = <51-75% and (++++) < 76-100% indicating relationship between DBM and newly formed bone.

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