Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
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Ann R Coll Surg Engl · May 1987
Comparative StudyDorsal column stimulation (DCS) in chronic pain: report of 31 cases.
Thirty-one patients of chronic pain treated with dorsal column stimulation (DCS) are reported. All of them had been treated previously with drugs and multiple procedures including injections and frequently several operations. ⋯ Overall, sixty per cent of patients had good to fair relief of pain with DCS. Some of them had a good response for five years and more.