The first 500 patients with sacral anterior root stimulator implants: general description

G S Brindley

doi:10.1038/sc.1994.126

The first 500 patients with sacral anterior root stimulator implants: general description

Paraplegia. 1994 Dec;32(12):795-805. doi: 10.1038/sc.1994.126.

Author

G S Brindley¹

Affiliation

¹ Spinal Injuries Unit, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, Stanmore, UK.

PMID: 7708419
DOI: 10.1038/sc.1994.126

Abstract

The first 500 patients to have sacral anterior root stimulators implanted for bladder control are described. Of 479 survivors, 424 were using their stimulators when last followed up between 3 months and 16.1 years (mean 4 years) after implantation.

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Electric Stimulation Therapy / instrumentation*
Electrodes, Implanted
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neurons, Afferent / physiology
Spinal Cord Injuries / rehabilitation*
Spinal Nerve Roots / physiology*
Surgical Wound Infection / physiopathology
Urinary Bladder / physiology*