Table 7

Time course summary of adverse events

Interval*112233445566778899101011111212TotalTotal
EPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEPEP (%)
Investigational(N = 280)
Any adverse event 2925173801798924111724611540114631211632897218793008922271125622774271 (96.8)
Anatomical/technical difficulty 22000000000000000011000033 (1.1)
Cancer 001100001132004200220011126 (2.1)
Cardiac disorders 002121002254118648711687666139 (13.9)
Death 00000000000000000022000022 (0.7)
Dysphagia/dysphonia 111512445543002255110000003731 (11.1)
Gastrointestinal 218611333320131891991911231420134314064 (22.9)
Heterotopic ossification 0022652243336655556654875244 (15.7)
Implant events 6611222200004411114400112220 (7.1)
Infection 11545565109141111101816652312989711761 (21.8)
Neck and/or arm pain 3235235441704952377654492939262520372529191410483186 (66.4)
Neurological 22141123163630242069483120251815122013231387290147 (52.5)
Non-union 00000000110000001111000032 (0.7)
Other 4419151412231429225640292240223825453245272517367142 (50.7)
Other pain 4419193328483853406948483264465033523625192117486181 (64.6)
Respiratory 0086001111811131133111310127546846 (16.4)
Spinal event 002213251426162620523044186827161025152410139341127 (45.4)
Trauma 006655131212122019201818171411151311999143106 (37.9)
Urogenital 1111221186118161276148141176118351 (18.2)
Vascular 3311111122005443445343003024 (8.6)
Wound (non-infectious) 001410224341225422001100003423 (8.2)
Control (N = 265)
Any adverse event 3419119669747211941437928010434111723582256822518815353116512236232 (87.5)
Anatomical/technical difficulty 00000000000000000000000000 (0.0)
Cancer 00110000000011110011110055 (1.9)
Cardiac disorders 0022112232339974545566334637 (14.0)
Death 00000011001111002200000055 (1.9)
Dysphagia/dysphonia 541111443300110000324400003126 (9.8)
Gastrointestinal 747532443321122413871611128956512064 (24.2)
Heterotopic ossification 00114122113311933885433334434 (12.8)
Implant events 001111000022111100431100119 (3.4)
Infection 2133552211109141010966441091187849 (18.5)
Neck and/or arm pain 21181419154937423355444128281936242319532418342156 (58.9)
Neurological 6524201811362417135734613542292819302411111812348144 (54.3)
Non-union 0000334499999911002200113835 (13.2)
Other 3214121310171310102014543126193124432731191312275123 (46.4)
Other pain 6419161010443328255840604349344533503330241915418167 (63.0)
Respiratory 00434211541187442210885325032 (12.1)
Spinal event 00866530151592212331731164725301814865242106 (40.0)
Trauma 00224412115598121015142020151415137711679 (29.8)
Urogenital 00000011335422645311775114126 (9.8)
Vascular 11000011001100112211110088 (3.0)
Wound (non-infectious) 2244222211220022001111111818 (6.8)
  • * Intervals: (1) Operative; (2) 1 day; (3) 1.5 months; (4) 3 months; (5) 6 months;(6) 12 months; (7) 24 months; (8) 36 months; (9) 48 months; (10) 60 months; (11) 72 months; (12) 84 months.

  • E = Number of events

  • P Number of patients.