The Franco-Canadian multicolumn spinal cord stimulation prospective study: A subgroup analysis focusing on the decisive role of lead positioning (original) (raw)

Multicolumn spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is now considered to be effective for the treatment of the radicular and back component in refractory Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) patients. The relationship between the paresthesia coverage of the back and clinical outcomes has recently been confirmed by an international prospective study. However, significant disparities in outcomes were identified and could result from the heterogeneity of lead implantation parameters which are dependant on local practices and experience. We therefore sought to analyse the impact of lead implantation level and its lateralization on the ability to address back pain with multicolumn SCS leads. The present study was a retrospective subgroup analysis from an observational, prospective non-randomized trial that included 76 patients with refractory FBSS, implanted with multicolumn SCS between 2008 to 2011 in three neurosurgical pain centres (Poitiers, France, Montreal, Canada and Regina, Canada). A subgr...

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