Spinal cord stimulation : percutaneous implantation techniques /

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 p...

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Main Author: Kreis, Paul G.
Other Authors: Fishman, Scott, 1959-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
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