• Pain physician · May 2010

    Case Reports

    Spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic knee pain following total knee replacement.

    • Angus M Lowry and Thomas T Simopoulos.
    • Balcones Pain Consultants, Austin, TX, USA.
    • Pain Physician. 2010 May 1;13(3):251-6.

    BackgroundChronic pain after total knee replacement is common but remains poorly understood. Management options for patients with this condition are traditionally limited to pharmacological approaches.ObjectiveThis article presents a case of using spinal cord stimulation in the management of chronic knee pain following total knee replacement.DesignCase report.SettingPain management clinicMethodsA 68-year old patient presented with a 3-year history of persistent knee pain following total knee replacement. After failing to respond to medications and nerve blocks, a trial of spinal cord stimulation and subsequent permanent implantation of a spinal cord stimulator (SCS) were performed. The Oxford knee score (OKS) was used to assess her pain and functionality before and after SCS implantation.ResultsThe patient reported improvement in her pain and function. Her baseline OKS was 39 and fell to 26 one year post implantation of an SCS representing a reduction of pain and disability from severe to moderate.LimitationsA case report.ConclusionSpinal cord stimulation might be an option in the management of refractory knee pain following total knee replacement.

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