High-Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back and Leg Pain: Implantation Technique of Percutaneous Leads and Implantable Pulse Generator

Publication date: Available online 19 September 2019Source: Arthroscopy TechniquesAuthor(s): Adnan Kasapovic, Yorck Rommelspacher, Martin Gathen, Davide Cucchi, Rahel Bornemann, Robert Pflugmacher, Sebastian G. WalterAbstractSpinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an evidence-based, reversible but invasive procedure for the treatment of chronic pain syndromes: for example, in patients with failed-back-surgery syndrome or complex regional pain syndrome. A more recent, similar technique uses high-frequency stimulation for SCS and follows a different mechanism of action that does not result in paresthesia. This Technical Note and video present surgical instructions of a “2-way cut-down” technique for a high-frequency SCS trial period and permanent implantation of an implantable pulse generator.
Source: Arthroscopy Techniques - Category: Surgery Source Type: research