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KMID : 0614520080180010065
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Journal of the Korean Pain Research Society
2008 Volume.18 No. 1 p.65 ~ p.68
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Spinal Cord Surgery for Pain
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Huh Ryoong
Han In-Bo
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Abstract
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Spinal cord procedures for pain initially involved interruption of pain pathways and, many years later, the stimulation of the spinal cord in an attempt to inhibit pain transmission. Among surgeries, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to treat intractable pain for more than 30 years. It is reversible, unlike ablative procedures, which destroy pain transmission pathways; and it is generally less invasive. Especially, certain specific diagnoses including failed back surgery syndrome, peripheral nerve injury, ischemic pain, phantom limb, and spinal cord lesions have been established as indications for SCS.
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KEYWORD
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Spinal pain, Spinal cord stimulation
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