title: Percutaneous implantation of chronic spinal cord electrodes for control of intractable pain: preliminary report.
abstract: A percutaneous technique is described for implanting a dorsal or ventral column stimulator for pain control with minimal surgical trauma. If the patient does not respond to percutaneous on-surface spinal stimulation, a percutaneous cordotomy can be carried out, as the needle is already in the correct position. Stimulation of the cord at the C1-2 level can be used for treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.
mesh_terms: D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D013116:Spinal Cord