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Originally Posted by Harrison

It's interesting to see the use of Grafton -- I didn't know that it's used for spinal applications. I saw the animal studies years ago:

http://www.biohorizons.com/documents/MLD207.pdf

Yeah, me too. Glad he rejected Infuse. Clavel seems quick to adapt. This is because he is a creative and non-rigid, always open to new ideas as things evolve.

Of the variety within the Grafton brand he prefers the putty version. It can be placed wherever there is a bony void, including spines such as inducing and promoting fusion. One of my worries was that if it was BMP2 it might leak out of the cage once dripped onto the sponge. Grafton putty is a matrix that is formable and doesn't appear to have those issues. When I mentioned HO, he laughed it off not in a bad or arrogant fashion but in a way that told me he knew much more about this subject than I ever will and to not worry about it.

I think it's inevitable, we spine patients are doom prone and torture ourselves with catastrophic thinking because we know the risks and sometimes can't help releasing our fears entirely. I told Clavel this. Think he already knew. In Spain he said he suffered with illness himself. I didn't ask of what kind, but there is compassion there for patients, as well as seriousness combined with high level craft. I believe he is nearing the top of his game at what is available at his disposal.