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ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024

Permanent Peripheral Nerve Stimulator for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of the Forearm and Hand.

Ava G Chappell, David M Kalainov, Alexander Samworth, Selcen S Yuksel, Sean Rangwani, Antoun Nader

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6 authors.

Ava G ChappellFrom the Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
David M KalainovDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Alexander SamworthDepartment of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Selcen S YukselNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Sean RangwaniNorthwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.
Antoun NaderDepartment of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 51-year-old woman with diabetes and depression was referred to the anesthesia pain clinic with a 15-year history of complex regional pain syndrome type I of the right forearm and hand in the radial sensory nerve distribution. There was no recognized antecedent trauma and she had failed both medical treatment and radial sensory nerve decompression surgery. An ultrasound-guided local anesthetic block of the radial nerve in the upper arm resulted in partial and temporary improvement in pain. She subsequently underwent trial of a peripheral nerve stimulator (PNS) followed by permanent PNS implant placement over the radial nerve proper proximal to the elbow. Within the first month of use, she endorsed substantially improved pain and strength in her right hand. These improvements were sustained for more than 1 year. Applications of PNS technology for treatment of extremity complex regional pain syndrome and neuropathic extremity pain in general are reviewed.

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PMID38798938
PMCPMC11124668

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