Long-term quality of life and work status after high-dose spinal cord stimulation in patients with failed back surgery syndrome: a secondary analysis of real-world data.

CONCLUSIONS: HD-SCS may lead to significantly increased HRQOL at 12 months in patients with FBSS. Despite the increase, reaching the HRQOL level of matched controls was not achieved. Only a limited number of patients were able to return to work. This finding indicates that specialized programs to enhance return to work may be beneficial for patients undergoing SCS.
PMID: 33338990 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Journal of Neurosurgery.Spine - December 18, 2020 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Goudman L, De Smedt A, Putman K, Moens M, Discover Consortium Tags: J Neurosurg Spine Source Type: research