Men and Women Respond Equally Well to Spinal Cord and Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation.
Beatrice BrethertonDirk de RidderTracey CrowtherSheila BlackAndy WhelanGanesan BaranidharanPublished in: Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society (2021)
Gender may play an influential role in pain severity at baseline but have little effect at follow-up. To help identify which patients may undergo a revision or explant, gender and age could be important factors and should be further scrutinized. Even though men and women responded equally well to SCS and DRG stimulation, more men had a revision due to lead fractures, and more women were explanted due to insufficient pain relief.
Keyphrases
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord
- total knee arthroplasty
- chronic pain
- end stage renal disease
- spinal cord injury
- pain management
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- total hip arthroplasty
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- peritoneal dialysis
- pregnant women
- patient reported outcomes
- pregnancy outcomes
- breast cancer risk