Spinal Cord Stimulation: Percutaneous Implantation Techniques

by Scott M. Fishman, Paul G. Kreis, scott-fishman-m-d-paul-g-kreis

Book Overview

Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are implantable medical devices used to treat chronic pain of neurologic origin, such as sciatica, intractable back pain, and diabetic. The device generates an electric pulse near the spinal cord's dorsal surface, providing a parasthesia sensation that alters the perception of pain by the patient, and is typically used in conjunction with conventional medical management.

Spinal cord stimulators (SCS) are implantable...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195393651
• ISBN13: 9780195393651
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 11.0"