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THE EFFECTS OF SPINAL CORD STIMULATION IN NEUROPATHIC PAIN ARE SUSTAINED
Neurosurgery · 2008 · Vol. 63(4) · pp. 762–770
Krishna Kumar✉(Regina General Hospital)Rod S Taylor(Phillips Exeter Academy)Line Jacques(Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital)Sam Eldabe(James Cook University Hospital)Mario Meglio(Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic)J. Molet(Hospital de Sant Pau)Simon Thomson(Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Jim O’CallaghanElon Eisenberg(Rambam Health Care Campus)Germain Milbouw(Centre Hospitalier Régional de Namur)Eric Buchser(Hôpital de Morges)Gianpaolo Fortini(Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi)Jonathan Richardson(Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust)Richard B. North(LifeBridge Health)
Abstract
At 24 months of SCS treatment, selected failed back surgery syndrome patients reported sustained pain relief, clinically important improvements in functional capacity and health-related quality of life, and satisfaction with treatment.
Pain Management and TreatmentMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationMyofascial pain diagnosis and treatmentMedicineRandomized controlled trialRandomizationQuality of life (healthcare)AnesthesiaAdverse effectSurgeryPhysical therapyInternal medicine
MeSH terms
AdultElectric Stimulation TherapyFollow-Up StudiesHumansLumbosacral RegionMiddle AgedNeuralgiaProspective StudiesSpinal CordSpinal Cord DiseasesSyndromeTreatment OutcomePatient SelectionKaplan-Meier Estimate
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