Cephalad lead migration following spinal cord stimulation implantation

Pain Physician

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Mcgreevy, Kai ^a   Williams, Kayode A ^a   Christo, Paul J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lead migration; Lead revision; Spinal cord stimulation; Strain relief loop

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; LEAD; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEPHALAD LEAD MIGRATION; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISEASE COURSE; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METAL IMPLANTATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADICULOPATHY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN INCISION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION LEAD IMPLANTATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION LEAD REVISION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURING METHOD; VERTEBRA BODY; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84856426805     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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