ReviewJournal of pain research2016
Failed back surgery syndrome: current perspectives.
Review in Journal of pain research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 106 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Nabilone and THC/CBD for the Treatment of FBSS Refractory Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation Combined With Exercise in Patients Diagnosed With Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome. A Randomized Control Trial (RCT)
Who cites it
106 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 221 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinician approaches to spinal manipulation for persistent spinal pain after lumbar surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2023Pooled it
- Spinal Cord Stimulation Meets Them All: An Effective Treatment for Different Pain Conditions. Our Experience and Literature Review.Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement · 2023Pooled it
- The utility of diagnostic selective nerve root blocks in the management of patients with lumbar radiculopathy: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
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- Coptis chinensis -derived nanovesicle-loaded biodegradable hydrogel for preventing post-laminectomy epidural fibrosis.Drug delivery and translational research · 2026Article
- Structural and Functional Treatment of Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type 2: A Fibrosis-Stratified Network Meta-Analysis of Epidural Adhesiolysis and Neuromodulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Ginsenoside Rg1 mitigates epidural fibrosis after laminectomy in rats: histopathological, TUNEL, and transcriptional evidence.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026Article
- Autonomic Dysfunction, Psychosocial Factors, and Pain Sensitivity in Persistent Spinal Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
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- Incidence and Risk Factors of Sacroiliac Joint Pain Following Lumbar Surgery with and without Fusion in Patients with Spinal Stenosis and Low-Grade Degenerative Spondylolisthesis: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2025Article
- Pain, quality of life, and function in chronic intractable leg pain were substantially improved with 10kHz spinal cord stimulation in a multicentre European study.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Observational
- Chiropractic management of a Veteran with persistent spinal pain syndrome-2 status-post L3-L5 laminectomy and Coflex interlaminar stabilization: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2025Article
- The Preoperative Level of Pain Predicts Chronic Pain in Patients Operated on for Degenerative Disc Disease-A Prospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Treatment modalities for patients with Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome Type II: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Communications medicine · 2025Article
- A staged approach to treating chronic low back and radicular pain: Basivertebral nerve ablation in conjunction with surgical decompression: A case report.Interventional pain medicine · 2025Article
- Review
- Hesperidin efficacy of epidural fibrosis in a post laminectomy rat model: an experimental study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Neuropathic pain appears to be the main symptom associated with higher disease burden and lower pain alleviation in degenerative lumbar disease fusion patients.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Docosahexaenoic Acid-Infused Core-Shell Fibrous Membranes for Prevention of Epidural Adhesions.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024Article
46 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The treatment of failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) can be equally challenging to surgeons, pain specialists, and primary care providers alike. The onset of FBSS occurs when surgery fails to treat the patient's lumbar spinal pain. Minimizing the likelihood of FBSS is dependent on determining a clear etiology of the patient's pain, recognizing those who are at high risk, and exhausting conservative measures before deciding to go into a revision surgery. The workup of FBSS includes a thorough history and physical examination, diagnostic imaging, and procedures. After determining the cause of FBSS, a multidisciplinary approach is preferred. This includes pharmacologic management of pain, physical therapy, and behavioral modification and may include therapeutic procedures such as injections, radiofrequency ablation, lysis of adhesions, spinal cord stimulation, and even reoperations.
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