A multicenter, prospective trial to assess the safety and performance of the spinal modulation dorsal root ganglion neurostimulator system in the treatment of chronic pain

Neuromodulation

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 471-482

  Liem, Liong ^a   Russo, Marc ^b   Huygen, Frank J P M ^c   Van Buyten, Jean Pierre ^d   Smet, Iris ^d   Verrills, Paul ^e   Cousins, Michael ^f   Brooker, Charles ^g   Levy, Robert ^h   Deer, Timothy ⁱ   Kramer, Jeffery ^j  

^a Department of Anesthesiology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Hunter Pain Clinic   (Australia)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d AZ Niklaas   (Belgium)

^e Metro Spinal Clinic   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

ⁱ Center for Pain Relief Inc   (United States)

^j Spinal Modulation Inc   (United States)

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Author keywords

Chronic pain; dorsal root ganglion (DRG); neuromodulation; spinal cord stimulation (SCS); visual analog scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; PARESTHESIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECUMBENCY; SPINAL GANGLION; STANDING;

CHRONIC PAIN; DORSAL ROOT GANGLION (DRG); NEUROMODULATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION (SCS); VISUAL ANALOG SCALE (VAS);

AFFECT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84887044376     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12072     Document Type: Article

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