title: Peripheral nerve injury from implantation of chronic stimulating electrodes for pain control.
abstract: Complications of implantable stimulating electrodes for pain control are becoming recognized. We present two cases of peripheral nerve injury related to placement of peripheral nerve stimulating electrodes and discuss the relevant literature.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000628:therapy*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries