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Open Access 01-06-2020 | Spinal Cord Stimulation | Images in Practice
Images in Practice: Successful Recapture of Spinal Cord Stimulator Paresthesia Coverage via Generator Reprogramming in a Patient with a Severely Displaced Percutaneous Trial Lead
Published in: Pain and Therapy | Issue 1/2020
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Migration of percutaneously implanted leads during spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trial is a significant complication that can substantially decrease the efficacy of spinal stimulation and subsequently affect the overall efficacy of the trial period.
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The ability to recognize this via fluoroscopy and troubleshoot accordingly can potentially salvage the trial period still resulting in a successful overall trial.
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Interventional pain medicine physicians should be quick to utilize fluoroscopy to assess location of the percutaneous leads during the trial period whenever there is a sudden, acute loss of paresthesia coverage.
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