Table 23: Technical Failures With Spinal Cord Stimulation Across Studies.
| North et al., (81) 2005 |
Kemler et al., (63) 2004 |
Spincemaille et al., (42) 2004 |
Harke et al., (83) 2002 |
Total Technical Failures |
Total Technical Failures/166 Cases, % |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of SCS* cases | 19 | 23 | 96 | 28 | ||
| Duration of follow-up, months | 34 | 24 | 12 | 29 | ||
| Lead problems | 3 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 10.8 |
| IPG* problems | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 10.2 |
| Explant IPG | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3.6 |
| Re-implant IPG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.2 |
*
SCS indicates spinal cord stimulation; IPG, implantable pulse generator.