Prevention of percutaneous spinal cord stimulation electrode migration: A 15-year experience

Neuromodulation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 670-677

  North, Richard B ^a,b   Recinos, Violette R ^c   Attenello, Frank J ^d   Shipley, Jane ^a,b   Long, Donlin M ^a,b,e  

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

^b Neuromodulation Foundation   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e Neuroscience Consults LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Complications; electrode migration; percutaneous electrodes; spinal cord stimulation; technique

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; SILASTIC; SUTURE MATERIAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE IMPLANTATION; ELECTRODE MIGRATION; EPIDURAL NEEDLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANTED SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PERCUTANEOUS ELECTRODE ANCHORING TECHNIQUE; PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL CORD ELECTRODE; POLYESTER SUTURE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SUTURE ANCHOR; SUTURE EROSION; X RAY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; INNERVATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; SKIN;

AGED; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION;

EID: 84920759405     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12151     Document Type: Article

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