title: The use of laminectomy for the placement of a percutaneous spinal cord stimulation electrode.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The placement of a percutaneous electrode for trial stimulation to evaluate the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation can be impossible because of epidural adhesions from previous spinal surgeries. The authors would like to describe a combination of techniques in order to place a percutaneous lead for a test phase.
  
  
  METHODS
  Technical report of an illustrative case where a partial laminectomy was used to assist a percutaneous lead placement.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Adequate trial spinal cord stimulation with a single lead electrode at the right target area was possible.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case demonstrates the possibility to use a combination of an open and percutaneous technique for trial spinal cord stimulation in patients with prior operations in the target area of stimulation.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen The Netherlands.
authors: Tjemme
authors: T
authors: Beems
authors: Jeroen P
authors: JP
authors: Beekwilder
authors: Robert T M
authors: RT
authors: van Dongen
mesh_terms: D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology*; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*