Real-World Analysis: Long-Term Effect of Spinal Cord Stimulation With Different Waveforms for Patients With Failed Back Surgery Syndrome.
Thoai T DoIris SmetAli JerjirKatrien VandammeMarieke DevosJean-Pierre Van BuytenPublished in: Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain (2020)
This study of SCS showed significant long-term improvement in pain, disability, and quality of life in a large dataset of patients with FBSS. Strict selection procedures and a strong opioid policy contributed to the high success rate and low unanticipated explantation rate. There was no difference in pain reduction between tonic and HF10 stimulation. Further investigation is necessary to detect any difference between other waveforms of SCS.