An Evaluation of the Effect of the AmnioFix Amniotic Membrane Allograft in Patients Undergoing Posterior Instrumentation Removal

Exclusion Criteria

• •Previous surgical procedure performed at same site
• •Sign or symptoms of other disease which could result in allograft failure
• •Require a corpectomy
• •Participating in another drug or device clinical trial
• •Pregnant or may become pregnant during the study
• •Prisoner
• •Involved in workmen's compensation or other litigation relative to a spine injury
• •Past medical history of allograft implantation which resulted in graft failure
• •Any condition requiring treatment above the normal standard of care
• •Currently taking medications which could affect graft incorporation (supervising physicians discretion)
• •Auto-Immune disease
• •Renal failure
• •Failure to sign or understand informed consent information
• •History of drug and/or alcohol abuse
• •Allergic to aminoglycosides