Local insulin application has a dose-dependent effect on lumbar fusion in a rabbit model.
Abraham S, Vives M, Cottrell JA, Mitchell A, Lin HN, Effiong L, Iqbal E, Jingar N, Kim B, Shah N, Munoz W, Chaudhary SB, Lin SS, Benevenia J, O'Connor JP.
Abraham S, et al.
J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2021 May;15(5):442-452. doi: 10.1002/term.3182. Epub 2021 Mar 12.
J Tissue Eng Regen Med. 2021.
PMID: 33608970
Rabbits were euthanized at 6 weeks. The L5-L6 spine segment underwent manual palpation and radiographic evaluation performed by two fellowship trained spine surgeons blinded to treatment. ...The study indicates that insulin or insulin-mimetic compounds can be used to promo …
Rabbits were euthanized at 6 weeks. The L5-L6 spine segment underwent manual palpation and radiographic evaluation performed by two f …