Spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome

Autor:	Frederick D. Brown, Taras Masnyk
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Pain medicine Chronic pain Pain relief Stimulation General Medicine Spinal cord stimulation medicine.disease Spinal cord stimulator Lumbar anterior root stimulator Surgery law.invention law Anesthesia medicine business Failed back surgery
Zdroj:	Current Review of Pain. 2:77-84
ISSN:	1069-5850
DOI:	10.1007/s11916-998-0050-1
Popis:	A significant number of patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery do not obtain pain relief. Such patients with chronic low back or lower extremity pain may be difficult to treat. A frequent component of therapy is the use of spinal cord stimulation to help control pain. With careful patient selection, many patients can achieve reasonable levels of pain relief. We review recent clinical reports, including prospective and randomized studies, that demonstrate up to three quarters of patients implanted with a spinal cord stimulator for the treatment of failed back surgery syndrome may benefit from its use. This technology must not be indiscriminately applied. Careful patient selection and a period of trial stimulation are vital to the successful use of spinal cord stimulation as treatment for chronic pain.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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