Spinal cord stimulation versus repeated lumbosacral spine surgery for chronic pain: A randomized, controlled trial

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 98-106

  North, Richard B ^a   Kidd, David H ^a   Farrokhi, Farrokh ^a   Piantadosi, Steven A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Electrical stimulation; Failed back surgery syndrome; Low back pain; Lumbar radiculopathy; Randomized controlled trial; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULAR PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REOPERATION; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SELF REPORT; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK CAPACITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REOPERATION; SACRUM; SPINAL CORD; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 11144221468     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000144839.65524.E0     Document Type: Article

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