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Scholarly Works of Timothy L. Norman, Ph.D.
Presentation
Nicotine Increases Osteoblast Activity in In Vitro Cell Culture in a Dose Dependent Manner
24th North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting
  • Scott D. Daffner
  • John France
  • Chad Smalley
  • Stacey Waugh
  • Timothy L. Norman, Cedarville University
  • Nina Clovis
  • Suzanne Smith
  • Vincent Kish
  • Nilay Mukherjee
Document Type
Conference Presentation
Event Date
11-10-2009
Location
San Francisco, CA
Abstract

BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Prior studies by our group have shown that nicotine delivered via a transdermal nicotine patch significantly enhanced posterior spinal fusion rates in rabbits. This runs contrary to previously published studies by other groups in which nicotine administration decreased fusion rates. Hence, there may be a dose-dependent effect of nicotine on posterior spinal fusion outcomes.

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Citation Information
Scott D. Daffner, John France, Chad Smalley, Stacey Waugh, et al.. "Nicotine Increases Osteoblast Activity in In Vitro Cell Culture in a Dose Dependent Manner" 24th North American Spine Society (NASS) Annual Meeting (2009)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/timothy_norman/107/