ArticleInternational wound journal2016
Adjuvant spinal cord stimulation improves wound healing of peripheral tissue loss due to steal syndrome of the hand: clinical challenge treating a difficult case.
Article in International wound journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- A chitosan-based thermosensitive hydrogel incorporating propranolol nanoparticles to promote early osseointegration and peri-implant soft-tissue healing.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Clinical effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in managing refractory upper-extremity pain.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
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- Spinal cord stimulation may improve not only intractable pain but also necrotic wounds.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2018Article
- Biomarkers in post-reperfusion syndrome after acute lower limb ischaemia.International wound journal · 2016Article
- Matrix metalloproteinases and risk stratification in patients undergoing surgical revascularisation for critical limb ischaemia.International wound journal · 2016Article
- VAC therapy to promote wound healing after surgical revascularisation for critical lower limb ischaemia.International wound journal · 2016Article
- Spinal cord stimulation to achieve wound healing in a primary lower limb critical ischaemia referral centre.International wound journal · 2016Article
- Extreme distal bypass to improve wound healing in Buerger's disease.International wound journal · 2016Article
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Abstract
Hand ischaemia due to arterial steal syndrome is an infrequent, but potentially serious complication of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) for haemodialysis. We present a case of hand ischaemia caused by steal syndrome in a 69-year-old haemodialysis patient, 10 months after a brachiobasilic fistula creation. The patient underwent multiple operations without resolution of hand pain and tissue loss. The implantation of an adjuvant cervical spinal cord stimulator allowed the patient to obtain complete hand pain relief and wound healing. Probably, the diffuse microangiopathy typical of haemodialysis patients could be responsible for the persistence of ischaemic signs and symptoms after a surgical revascularisation. The effect of sympathetic blockade and the subsequent improvement of the arterial blood flow and tissue oxygenation because of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) can be useful to achieve complete ischaemic pain relief in order to enhance wound healing and to limit the tissue loss. In conclusion, the association of cervical spinal cord stimulation and surgical revascularisation could represent a valid option to treat a critical upper limb ischaemia following steal syndrome due to AVF.
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