Spinal cord stimulation for lower limb ischemic pain treatment

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 495-500

  Pedrini, Luciano ^a   Magnoni, Filippo ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Critical limb ischemia; Diabetic foot; Electric stimulation therapy; Peripheral vascular disease; Spinal cord stimulation; Vascular surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; VASOACTIVE AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOLLOW UP; GANGRENE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LIMB SALVAGE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDLINE; MICROCIRCULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REST; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; ULCER HEALING; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ISCHEMIA; LEG; PAIN; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD; VASCULARIZATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; PAIN; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34548426522     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1510/icvts.2006.150185     Document Type: Conference Paper

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