Abstract | BACKGROUND: OBJECTIVE: CASE REPORT: A 44-year-old woman presented to the pain clinic with a one-year history of bilateral anterolateral thigh pain. History, physical exam, and diagnostic work-up were consistent with meralgia paresthetica. Multiple medications, physical therapy, and chiropractic therapy were not successful for this patient. In addition, local anesthetic/ steroid injection of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve provided only short-term relief. Ultimately, a spinal cord stimulator was implanted after a successful temporary percutaneous trial. Two months after the implantation, she continued to have 100% pain relief, worked full-time, was physically active, and no longer required any pain medication including opioids. CONCLUSION: An implanted spinal cord stimulator may be an ideal treatment for intractable meralgia paresthetica after conservative treatments have failed because it is not destructive and can always be explanted without significant permanent adverse effects.
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Authors | Steven A Barna, M Melvin Hu, Carlos Buxo, Jason Trella, G Rees Cosgrove |
Journal | Pain physician
(Pain Physician)
Vol. 8
Issue 3
Pg. 315-8
(Jul 2005)
ISSN: 1533-3159 [Print] United States |
PMID | 16850089
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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