Rates of lead migration and stimulation loss in spinal cord stimulation: A retrospective comparison of laminotomy versus percutaneous implantation

Pain Physician

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 513-524

  Kim, David D ^a   Vakharyia, Rakesh ^a   Kroll, Henry R ^a   Shuster, Adam ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Complication; Migration; Neuromodulation; Pain; Spine; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; IMPLANTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAMINOTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 81455134319     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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