Use of spinal cord stimulation in the treatment of phantom limb pain: case series and review of the literature.
Viswanathan Ashwin, Phan Phillip Cuong, Burton Allen Wade·Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain
INTRODUCTION: Despite technical advances in spinal cord stimulation (SCS), there is a paucity of recent literature regarding SCS for phantom limb pain. METHODS: Between January 2003 and May 2008, four patients at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center underwent SCS for intractable phantom limb pain. A retrospective chart review…