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. 2021 Jul 9;89(4):597–609. doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyab239

TABLE 5.

All Complications and Revisions From Trial Period to the End of Follow-up of the 27 Patients With Permanently Implanted SCS Device

Revisions and complications during SCS
SCS with
Type of revision/complication Surgical paddle lead n = 17 Percutaneous lead n = 10 Total quantity
Deep infection (electrode) 0 1 1
Electrode repositioned because of
 Migration 1 2 3
 Stimulation to wrong area 2 0 2
Electrode replaced because of
 Hardware malfunction 5 1 6
 Migration 1 2 3
Extensions replaced because of hardware malfunction 2 0 2
IPG repositioned because of local pain 1 1 2
IPG replaced because of
 End of the lifespan 5 3 8
 Hardware malfunction 1 0 1
SCS device replaced 0 2 2
Total 18 12 30

SCS = spinal cord stimulation. IPG = internal pulse generator.