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Epidural Neurostimulation in the Treatment of Frostbite
Author(s) -
ARREGUI R.,
MORANDEIRA J.R.,
MARTINEZ G.,
GOMEZ A.,
CALATAYUD V.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1989.tb02721.x
Subject(s) - medicine , frostbite , neurostimulation , anesthesia , amputation , spinal cord stimulator , spinal cord , surgery , stimulation , spinal cord stimulation , psychiatry
Epidural spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and conventional treatment produced good therapeutic effects in four young patients with frostbite of the lower limbs. The mechanism of action is unknown but the treatment resulted in rapid recovery with reduced pain and a more peripheral level of amputation. These preliminary results warrant further studies of SCS in the treatment of frostbite.