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A Case of Lead Migration Caused by Involuntary Movement in Implanted Spinal Cord Stimulation - Ju-Deok Kim, Jeong-Gil Lee, Sang-Su Kim, Hye-Young Shin
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Kosin Medical Journal 2014;29(1):69-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7180/kmj.2014.29.1.69
Published online: December 17, 2014
Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Kosin University, Busan, Korea
- Corresponding Author: Ju-Deok Kim, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, College of Medicine, Kosin University, 34 Amnamdong, Seo-gu, Busan, 602-702, Korea TEL: +82-51-990-6283 FAX: +82-51-254-2504 E-mail: uamyfriends@hanmail.net
• Received: July 1, 2013 • Revised: October 4, 2013 • Accepted: October 16, 2013
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Abstract
- Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a reliable clinical option for treatment of refractory chronic pain. It is known to be effective method for treating sympathetic pain, failed back surgery syndrome, and complex regional pain syndrome etc. The devices and implantation techniques for SCS are already highly developed and continuously improving, but there are some complications that can not be corrected easily. Lead migration is the most common complication after SCS. It can cause failure of SCS that can make discomfort to patients. Here we describe our experience of lead migration in implanted SCS which was inserted to a patient with complex regional pain syndrome patient.
Fig. 2.The octapolar lead is migrated from 12th thoracic vertebrae to the lower margine of the 1st lumbar vertebrae (A) and 7th, 8th leads are got out of the epidural space (B).
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