Spinal cord stimulation as alternative treatment for chronic post-herniorrhaphy pain

Neuromodulation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 288-291

  Yakovlev, Alexander E ^a   Al Tamimi, Mazin ^b   Barolat, Giancarlo ^c   Karasev, Sergey A ^d   Merkulov, Yuri A ^e   Resch, Beth E ^a   Yakovleva, Victoria E ^a  

^a APNP Comprehensive Pain Management of the Fox Valley   (United States)

^b Colorado Spine and Pain Management ^*  (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d SAMARA STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^e INSTITUTE OF GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Abdominal pain; Dorsal column stimulation; Electric stimulation; Pain; Post herniorrhaphy pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC POSTHERNIORRHAPHY PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GENERATOR; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 78650213667     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2010.00276.x     Document Type: Article

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