An analysis of the components of pain, function, and health-related quality of life in patients with failed back surgery syndrome treated with spinal cord stimulation or conventional medical management

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 201-209

  Eldabe, Sam ^a   Kumar, Krishna ^b   Buchser, Eric ^c   Taylor, Rod S ^d  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b REGINA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Neuromodulation Centre   (Switzerland)

^d PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; electrical stimulation; failed back surgery syndrome; quality of life; spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77954545542     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2009.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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