Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, Yale New Haven Healthcare, New London, CT, USA.
Nevro Corp., Redwood City, CA, USA.
J Int Med Res. 2021 May;49(5):3000605211005954. doi: 10.1177/03000605211005954.
There are limited treatment options for patients with foot drop and associated lower back and/or leg pain. We present a case series of three patients who received permanent implantation of 10 kHz spinal cord stimulation (10 kHz SCS) devices. Following treatment, all patients reported sustained improvements in lower back and leg pain, foot mechanics and function which resulted in increased mobility and cessation of opioid use for pain management. Patients were followed up for approximately four years. Treatment with 10 kHz SCS may be a promising alternative to other interventional procedures commonly used for these patients.
对于患有足下垂以及相关下腰痛和/或腿痛的患者，治疗选择有限。我们报告了三例接受 10kHz 脊髓刺激（10kHz SCS）装置永久性植入的患者病例系列。治疗后，所有患者均报告下腰痛和腿痛、足部力学和功能持续改善，从而提高了活动能力，并停止使用阿片类药物进行疼痛管理。患者接受了大约四年的随访。10kHz SCS 的治疗可能是这些患者常用的其他介入治疗方法的一种有前途的替代方法。
