Highlights
- •We characterized revisions and removal surgeries after spinal cord stimulator implantation.
- •34% of patients underwent revision surgery and 53% of patients had their implant removed.
- •The majority of patients who required revisions eventually opted for removal of their SCS system.
- •The median time to the first revision surgery was 16 months post implantation.
- •The median time to removal was 39 months post implantation.
Abstract
We performed a retrospective study to characterize the timing and prevalence of revision
and removal surgeries after spinal cord stimulator (SCS) implantation in patients
with chronic pain. In our analysis of 100 patients who had SCS implants, we found
that 34% of patients underwent revision surgery and 53% of patients had their implant
removed. Of the patients who required revision surgeries, the majority (56%) eventually
opted for removal of their SCS system. The median time to the first revision surgery
was 16 months post implantation and the median time to removal was 39 months post
implantation. Our findings demonstrate that most SCS systems are removed within a
few years post implantation, highlighting the clinical need for a more complete understanding
of SCS technology in order to refine patient selection criteria.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 14, 2019
Accepted:
December 22,
2018
Received:
November 15,
2018
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