Korean J Pain.  2006 Jun;19(1):123-126. 10.3344/kjp.2006.19.1.123.

Treatment of Failed Back Surgery Syndrome with a Spinal Cord Stimulator: A report of 2 cases

• Park CH
• Cho CB

• KMID: 2278031
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3344/kjp.2006.19.1.123

Abstract

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used since 1967 for refractory chronic pain. SCS has recently undergone a variety of technical modifications and advances, and it has been applied in a variety of pain conditions. SCS has been most commonly applied for those patients with chronic back and leg pain and failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). The clinical hallmark of FBSS is chronic postoperative pain. The pain pattern varies and the pain may show an axial or radicular distribution. Chronic intractable pain after FBSS is difficult to treat. This report describes our experience with treating chronic pain in two patients who suffered from FBSS with a spinal cord stimulator. A permanent spinal cord stimulator was implanted after a successful trial of stimulation with temporarily implanted electrodes. After 5 months of follow-up, the two patients had satisfactory improvement of their pain.

Keyword

failed back surgery syndrome; leg pain; low back pain; spinal cord stimulator

MeSH Terms

Chronic Pain
Electrodes, Implanted
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Leg
Low Back Pain
Pain, Intractable
Pain, Postoperative
Spinal Cord Stimulation
Spinal Cord*