The prospective evaluation of safety and success of a new method of introducing percutaneous paddle leads and complex arrays with an epidural access system

Neuromodulation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-30

  Deer, Timothy ^a   Bowman, Richard ^a   Schocket, Sandford Matthew ^b   Kim, Christopher ^a   Ranson, Matthew ^a   Amirdelfan, Kasra ^c   Raso, Louis ^d  

^a Center for Pain Relief   (United States)

^b Capitol Pain Institute   (United States)

^c IPM Medical Group Inc   (United States)

^d Jupiter Interventional Pain Management Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Epiducer; lead; paddle; percutaneous; stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTRODE; EPIDURAL SPACE; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGAMENTUM FLAVUM; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURAL SITE REACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLES; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863070416     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1403.2011.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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