2020
P122. Use of a novel allograft in single- and two-level posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion: two-year clinical and radiographic results from a prospective multicenter study
Daffner S, Bunch J, An H, Burton D, Milam R, Park D, Strenge K, Whang P. P122. Use of a novel allograft in single- and two-level posterolateral lumbar spinal fusion: two-year clinical and radiographic results from a prospective multicenter study. The Spine Journal 2020, 20: s204. DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2020.05.520.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIliac crest bone graftFusion rateBone graft substituteClinical outcomesSpinal fusionOswestry Disability Index scoresProspective multicenter cohort studyAutologous iliac crest bone graftSTUDY DESIGN/SETTINGIndependent core labPosterolateral lumbar spinal fusionSF-36v2 PCSDisability Index scoresMulticenter cohort studyPosterolateral lumbar fusion surgeryProspective multicenter studyBetter clinical outcomesLumbar fusion surgeryCrest bone graftGold standard graft materialLumbar spinal fusionDESIGN/SETTINGStandard graft materialPosterolateral spinal fusionEndogenous growth factors
2013
Mitigating Adverse Event Reporting Bias in Spine Surgery
Auerbach JD, McGowan KB, Halevi M, Gerling MC, Sharan AD, Whang PG, Maislin G. Mitigating Adverse Event Reporting Bias in Spine Surgery. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 2013, 95: 1450-1456. PMID: 23965694, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.l.00251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIndependent clinical events committeeClinical events committeeAdverse eventsClinical trialsLevels of severityInvestigational device exemption studyFuture clinical trialsAdverse event dataLumbar spinal fusionAdverse event reportingAdverse event reportsSpinal stenosisEvents committeeSafety profileSurgery StudyFusion groupInvestigator biasSpine surgerySpinal fusionSpine surgeonsSurgeryInvestigational deviceStudy sponsorEvent reportingFinancial interests