Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Multi-level fusion procedures are associated with higher risk of failure. Smoking has been cited to potentiate post-operative infections and interfere with bone graft incorporation. In an effort to decrease complications and costs associated with harvesting of iliac crest bone graft (ICBG), demineralized bone matrix (DBM) combined with local bone was employed as an adjunct to the interbody grafts.
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