title: Spinal cord stimulation for treatment of failed back surgery syndrome--two case reports.
abstract: Severe, persistent back pain following back surgery is often referred to as Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS). Conservative measures such as physiotherapy, back strengthening exercises, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and epidural steroids may be inadequate to alleviate pain. Spinal Cord Stimulators were implanted into two patients suffering from FBSS. Both patients responded successfully to spinal cord stimulation with reduction of pain and disability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vijayan
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back / Q000601:surgery*; D001416:Back Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging