Prospective, Multicenter Study of Spinal Cord Stimulation for Relief of Chronic Back and Extremity Pain

Kim J. Burchiel, Valerie C. Anderson, Frederick D. Brown, Richard G. Fessler, William A. Friedman, Stan Pelofsky, Richard L. Weiner, John C. Oakley, Deborah Shatin

Spine · 1996 · 339 citations · 42 references

Abstract

This prospective, multicenter study confirms that spinal cord stimulation can be an effective therapy for management of chronic low back and extremity pain. Significant improvements in many aspects of the pain condition were measured, and complications were minimal.

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