The failed back surgery syndrome: pitfalls surrounding evaluation and treatment.
This article describes the costs and risk factors for failed back surgery syndrome and reviews the diagnosis and treatment strategies commonly used to address this syndrome. The purpose of this review is to describe some of the treatment pitfalls associated with these approaches from a physiatric perspective.
Tri-State Spine and Neuromuscular Associates, 10475 Montgomery Road, Suite 1J, Cincinnati, OH 45242, USA. Electronic address: cshapirodo@yahoo.com.
Carl M
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Shapiro
D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D055111:Failed Back Surgery Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009209:Myofascial Pain Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Chronic neuropathic pain; Failed back surgery syndrome; Interdisciplinary pain management; Interventional pain management techniques; Myofascial pain