Retrospective Review of 707 Cases of Spinal Cord Stimulation: Indications and Complications

Pain Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-153

  Mekhail, Nagy A ^a   Mathews, Manu ^a   Nageeb, Fady ^a   Guirguis, Maged ^a   Mekhail, Mark N ^a   Cheng, Jianguo ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Complex regional pain syndrome; Complications; Failed back surgery syndrome; Indications; Infections; Neuromodulation; Neuropathic pain; Neuropathy; Peripheral vascular disease; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; DIABETIC PATIENT; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VISCERAL PAIN;

EID: 79952292271     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2010.00407.x     Document Type: Article

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