Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain: Causes of long-term paddle-lead failure

Neuromodulation

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 282-285

  Akmal, Samira ^a   Eljamel, M Sam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lead failure; Pain; Spinal cord stimulators

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 53749091272     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2008.00177.x     Document Type: Article

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