Compositions and methods for treating the vertebral column

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A - Human Necessities

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A61K 38/18 (2006.01) A61L 24/00 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2689986

The present invention relates to compositions and methods useful for treating structures of the vertebral column, including vertebral bodies. In one embodiment, a method for promoting bone formation in a vertebral body comprising providing a composition comprising a PDGF solution and a biocompatible matrix and applying the composition to at least one vertebral body. Promoting bone formation in a vertebral body, according to some embodiments, can increase bone volume, mass, and/or density leading to an increase in mechanical strength of the vertebral body treated with a composition of the present invention.

La présente invention concerne des compositions et des procédés utiles pour le traitement de structures de la colonne vertébrale, y compris les corps vertébraux. Dans un mode de réalisation, l'invention a pour objet un procédé pour favoriser la formation osseuse dans un corps vertébral en fournissant une composition qui renferme une solution de PDGF et une matrice biocompatible et en appliquant la composition sur au moins un corps vertébral. Favoriser la formation osseuse dans un corps vertébral, selon certains modes de réalisation, peut augmenter le volume, la masse et/ou la densité de l'os menant à une augmentation de la force mécanique du corps vertébral traité avec une composition de la présente invention.

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