A Prospective Study of the Intra- and Postoperative Efficacy of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spinal Cord Stimulation
Author(s) -
Steven G. Roth,
Steven Lange,
Jessica Haller,
Priscilla De La Cruz,
Vignessh Kumar,
Meghan Wilock,
Stephen Paniccioli,
Michael Briotte,
Julie G. Pilitsis
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.798
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1423-0372
pISSN - 1011-6125
DOI - 10.1159/000437388
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , somatosensory evoked potential , anesthesia , electromyography , visual analogue scale , oswestry disability index , spinal cord stimulation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , gold standard (test) , intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring , physical therapy , stimulation , surgery , low back pain , radiology , alternative medicine , pathology
Accurate lead placement is critical for spinal cord stimulation (SCS) efficacy. The traditional gold standard of awake placement is often technically difficult. While there is retrospective evidence supporting the use of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IOM) as an alternative, a prospective assessment has not yet been performed.
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