Permanent Implantation of Peripheral Nerve Stimulator for Combat Injury-related Ilioinguinal Neuralgia
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Permanent implantation of peripheral nerve stimulator for combat injury-related ilioinguinal neuralgia.
A peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) can be an alternative for long-term pain relief refractory to conventional therapeutic modalities. We present a case of chronic incapacitating ilioinguinal neuralgia, which was successfully managed with permanent implantation of a peripheral nerve stimulator. A 26-year-old active duty African American man was referred to the University Pain Clinic with left i...
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عنوان ژورنال: November 2103
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2150-1149,1533-3159
DOI: 10.36076/ppj.2013/16/e789