Association Between Pain Scores and Successful Spinal Cord Stimulator Implantation.
Vwaire OrhurhuRobert ChuMariam Salisu OrhurhuCharles A OdonkorPublished in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2019)
Low pain scores after SCS trial are predictive of successful SCS implants with high sensitivity. Males and surgical patients with higher pain scores had a lower probability of successful SCS implant than their counterparts. Larger studies are needed to further elucidate this relationship.