Distal baclofen pump catheter migration associated with far-lateral paraspinal surgical placement

Neuromodulation

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 130-133

  Fabiano, Andrew J ^a,b   Doyle, Carolyn ^a   Plunkett, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Baclofen; Intrathecal; Paraspinal; Pump

Indexed keywords

BACLOFEN; SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DYSTONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 65349195017     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00207.x     Document Type: Article

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