Evaluation of intervertebral body implant performance using active surveillance of electronic health records.
Edward A FrankenbergerFrederic S ResnicHenry SsemagandaSusan RobbinsMelissa R DunbarPaul CoplanShumin ZhangCortney BrunoMitchell MaltenfortJillian B BenedettiMichael E MathenyZoher GhogawalaPublished in: BMJ surgery, interventions, & health technologies (2022)
Data derived from the EHR can be successfully leveraged to assess the safety of IVBI devices, in this case demonstrating no significant differences in the rates of risk-adjusted safety endpoints between patients undergoing spinal surgery with the CB as compared with alternative spinal implants.