Evaluation of a dual quadripolar surgically implanted spinal cord stimulation lead for failed back surgery patients with chronic low back and leg pain

Neuromodulation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 219-224

  De Mulder, Peter A ^a,c   Rijdt, Barend Te ^a   Veeckmans, Gerald ^b   Belmans, Luc ^b  

^a Departments of Pain Therapy and Neurosurgery   (Belgium)

^b St Dimpna General Hospital   (Belgium)

^c Heilig Hartziekenhuis ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Dual program; Failed back surgery; Neuropathic pain; SCS; Surgical

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARESTHESIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 33745367502     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2005.00028.x     Document Type: Article

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