Sustained Effectiveness of 10kHz High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for Patients with Chronic, Low Back Pain: 24-Month Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study

Pain Medicine (United States)

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 347-354

  Al Kaisy, Adnan ^a   Van Buyten, Jean Pierre ^b   Smet, Iris ^b   Palmisani, Stefano ^a   Pang, David ^a   Smith, Thomas ^a  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Multidisciplinary Pain Centre   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chronic Low Back Pain; Failed Back Surgery Syndrome; High Frequency Stimulation; Spinal Cord Stimulation

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SLEEP DISORDER; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR; TREATMENT RESPONSE; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HIGH-FREQUENCY STIMULATION; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HIGH-FREQUENCY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84895511776     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pme.12294     Document Type: Article

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