Use of observational mechanical gateway connector in spinal cord stimulation trials

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 525-530

  Kim, Chong H ^a   Issa, Mohammed ^b   Vaglienti, Richard ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Constant current; Constant voltage; Dorsal column; Neurostimulation; OMG connector; Paresthesia; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; IMPLANTATION; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARESTHESIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF ADMINISTRATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 81455134316     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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