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Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation: Percutaneous Implantation Techniques
Spinal Cord Stimulation Implantation Percutaneous Implantation Techniques
Author: Paul Kreis, Scott Fishman
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 u...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780195393651
ISBN-10: 0195393651
Publication Date: 6/3/2009
Pages: 168
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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