Investigational growth factors utilized in animal models of spinal fusion: Systematic review

Table 1 Search terms across 4 databases to identify experimental growth factors in animal models of spinal fusion

Databases	Search terms
PubMed (1693)	(spinal fusion [mesh] OR spine fusion*[tw] OR spinal fusion*[tw] OR “spondylosyndesis”[tw]) AND (animals [mesh:noexp] OR “chordata”[mesh:noexp] OR (“vertebrates”[mesh] NOT “humans”[mesh]) OR “animals, domestic”[mesh] OR “animals, exotic”[mesh] OR “animals, genetically modified”[mesh] OR “animals, laboratory”[mesh] OR “animals, outbred strains”[mesh] OR “animals, wild”[mesh] OR “animals, zoo”[mesh] OR “mice”[tw] OR “mouse” [tw] OR murine*[tw] OR “rat”[tw] OR “rats”[tw] OR rabbit*[tw] OR “leporine”[tw] OR ovine*[tw] OR sheep*[tw] OR goat*[tw] OR “caprine”[tw] OR “porcine”[tw] OR “pig” [tw] OR “pigs”[tw] OR “swine”[tw] OR “cow”[tw] OR “cows”[tw] OR “bovine”[tw] OR “horse”[tw] OR “horses”[tw] OR equine*[tw] OR “canine”[tw] OR “feline”[tw] OR “animal”[tw] OR “animals” [tw] OR “dog”[tw] OR “dogs”[tw] OR “cat”[tw] OR “cats”[tw] OR monkey*[tw] OR “non human primate”[tw] OR “non human primates”[tw] OR “simian”[tw] OR “ape”[tw] OR “apes”[tw] OR “gorilla”[tw] OR “gorillas”[tw] OR “piscine”[tw] OR “fish”[tw] OR “fishes”[tw] OR “goose”[tw] OR “geese”[tw] OR “fowl”[tw] OR “poultry”[tw] OR “chicken”[tw] OR “chickens”[tw])
Embase (1709)
Cochrane Library (52)
Web of Science (1352)
Total Results (4806)