Spinal cord stimulation: a contemporary series.
Forty-three patients with chronic pain disorders of different causes were selected for spinal cord stimulation. All underwent implantation of a ribbon electrode through a small laminotomy, under general anesthesia. Thirteen patients (30%) failed to obtain significant pain relief during a period of trial stimulation, and their electrodes were removed. The remainder underwent a definitive implant and were followed for a mean of 13 months (range, 3-33 months). Nineteen of them (63%) continued to experience pain relief. A detailed analysis of this series, as well as a literature review, is presented.
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Department of Neurosurgery, University of Florida, Gainesville.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors