Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Recurrence after Amputation for CRPS, and Failure of Conventional Spinal Cord Stimulation



Goebel, Andreas ORCID: 0000-0002-3763-8206, Lewis, Sarah, Phillip, Rhodri and Sharma, Manohar
(2018) Dorsal Root Ganglion Stimulation for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Recurrence after Amputation for CRPS, and Failure of Conventional Spinal Cord Stimulation. PAIN PRACTICE, 18 (1). pp. 104-108.

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Abstract

<h4>Background</h4>Limb amputation is sometimes being performed in long-standing complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), although little evidence is available guiding management decisions, including how CRPS recurrence should be managed.<h4>Methods</h4>This report details the management of a young soldier with CRPS recurrence 2 years after midtibial amputation for CRPS.<h4>Results</h4>Conventional spinal cord stimulation did not achieve paraesthetic coverage, or pain relief in the stump, whereas L4 dorsal root ganglion stimulation achieved both coverage and initially modest pain relief, and over time, substantial pain relief.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Current evidence does not support the use of amputation to improve either pain or function in CRPS. Before a decision is made, in exceptional cases, about referral for amputation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation should be considered as a potentially effective treatment, even where conventional spinal cord stimulator treatment has failed to achieve reliable paraesthetic cover. Furthermore, this treatment may provide pain relief in those patients with CRPS recurrence in the stump after amputation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: complex regional pain syndromes, amputation, dorsal root ganglion stimulation
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2017 10:35
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 07:05
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12582
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3007103