BMPs and cancer – controversy, misinformation and a shortage of clinical studies

BMP Issue Not Going Away...Registries on the Rise…and More (Orthopedics This Week)
BMP Issue Not Going Away
A certain spine surgeon has been thinking a lot lately about the BMP controversy. He tells OTW, “It’s a real mess…the average orthopedic surgeon is at a loss as to whom to believe and whether or not BMP is safe. The surgeons who have been the principal investigators in the BMP studies—and who reported that even higher levels were safe—had significant conflicts of interest. True, there is no concrete evidence that the lower dose of BMP (4mg)—which is FDA approved—is associated with cancer...