Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain of spinal origin: A valuable long-term solution

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2002, Pages 2584-2592

  North, Richard B ^a   Wetzel, F Todd ^a   Straus, Barry ^a   Prager, Joshua ^a   Saal, Joel ^a   Slosar, Paul ^a   Turk, Dennis ^a   Andersson, Gunnar B J ^a   Weinstein, James ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Failed back surgery syndrome; Low back pain; Randomized controlled trials spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; LOW BACK PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL PAIN; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TOPOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037111882     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200211150-00035     Document Type: Conference Paper

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