Between 2000 and 2009, there were 13 reports on studies of the effects of rhBMP-2.

FORBES: Medtronic Gets A Pain In The Back

It would seem from these studies that rhBMP never had any negative side effects at all, which is almost too good to be true.

FORBES: Medtronic Gets A Pain In The Back

But as Matthew Herper observed back in June, Medtronic has received something of a black eye this year in connection with its promotion of a key product, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2, (rhBMP-2) which is designed to speed healthy bone growth and fusion in patients with back pain.

FORBES: Medtronic Gets A Pain In The Back