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Table 1 Time and Events Schedule

From: Clinical study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Aesculap Activ-L™ artificial disc in the treatment of degenerative disc disease

 

Base-line

Intra-OP

Discharge

Follow-up Period from Surgery Date (± Days)

    

6 wks

(± 14)

3 mon

(± 14)

6 mon

(± 30)

12 mon

(± 60)

24 mon

(± 60)

3-5 yrs

(± 60)

Inclusion/Exclusion Determination

X

        

Osteoporosis/

osteopenia screen

X

        

Medical History/Physical Exam

X

        

Work Status

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

Pain Medications

X

 

X

   

X

X

 

Antibiotics

X

X**

X

      

Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Assessment

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

Neurological Assessment

X

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

DVT Prophylaxis

  

X

      

QOL SF-36

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

Hospital Stay

  

X

      

Range of Motion

X

    

X

X

X

X

Subject Satisfaction

      

X

X

X

Adverse Events

 

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

RADIOGRAPHIC EVENTS

MRI scan

X

        

DXA Scan

X (IR)

        

X-rays, A/P -- Standing Neutral

X

X

(Implant Position)

X

(Implant Position)

X

X

X

X

X

X

X-rays, A/P- Right/Left Bending

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X-rays, Lateral - Flexion-Extension

X

  

X

X

X

X

X

X

X-Rays, Lateral Standing

Neutral

X

X

(Implant Position)

X

(Implant Position)

X

X

X

X

X

X

  1. IR: If required
  2. ** Prophylactic antibiotics