Smart spine implant for adjacent level kinematic and biomechanical assessment

A method of generating a post-operative assessment of a patient, the method comprising:

• obtaining one or more first measurements from one or more construct sensors internal to the patient, the one or more first measurements related to a property of a spinal construct of the patient, the spinal construct associated with at least one spinal level;
• obtaining one or more second measurements from one or more implant sensors internal to the patient, the one or more second measurements related to a property of a spinal implant of the patient, the spinal implant associated with a different level than the at least one spinal level of the spinal construct;
• and
• determining, based on the one or more first measurements and the one or more second measurements, a condition of the patient.

A post-operative monitoring system comprising:

• posterior spinal instrumentation associated with two or more vertebrae, the posterior spinal instrumentation comprising one or more spinal instrumentation sensors configured to measure a property of the posterior spinal instrumentation;
• a spinal implant comprising one or more spinal implant sensors configured to measure a property of the spinal implant, the spinal implant associated with a different vertebra than the two or more vertebrae of the posterior spinal instrumentation;
• a reader device configured to receive measurement data from the one or more spinal instrumentation sensors and the one or more spinal implant sensors;
• and
• a patient assessment system configured to determine a condition of a patient based on the measurement data from the one or more spinal instrumentation sensors and the one or more spinal implant sensors.