Research

Supporting Research Activities in Clinical Medicine

RMEC is currently soliciting research projects from practicing physicians in spine health care delivery who desire to pursue evidence supporting the application of a specific technology to a specific pathology.  Projects are selected by an independent committee created to rank the merits of the studies and to determine the best-suited applicant for the study based on study protocol and potential contribution to evidence-based medicine.  The committee consists of physicians with no financial relationships with the manufacturers of any products or technologies being reviewed.

Please email danelle@resourcesmec.org for more information.

RMEC is in the process of proposing a multi-center, prospective study which will evaluate fusion rates and effectiveness of OsteoSponge™ compared to historical autograft controls in subjects with DDD undergoing TLIF.  This is a ten-site, twelve-month study.  The goals of this study are to better understand treatment; provide necessary information for both surgeons and patient to make educated choices among reliable graft material options for lumbar fusion surgery; and to support the field of evidence-based medicine.