PRESENTATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME BY STEERABLE EPIDURAL CATHETER

Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 2021 , Pages 289-296

Authors

Anjam Ibrahim Sulaiman 1 ; Othman Ismat Abdulmajeed 2 ; Hoshanc Sdeeq Rashid 3

1 Dept. of Surgery, College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

2 College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

3 Rozhawa Hospital, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

DOI logo 10.17656/jsmc.10313

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Abstract

Background
Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is a frequently occurring disease following lumbar spinal surgery. It
has also been named “post lumbar surgery syndrome,” and much research has been done. The patients share
continued back and extremity pain following one or more spinal operations. It may be due to inadequate
operations, operative complications, progression of degenerative processes, or a new pathology.
Objectives
To successfully use a steerable epidural catheter to treat ‘Failed Back Surgery Syndrome’ patients. Study
Design a case series was carried out on 50 patients with FBSS.
Methods
Clinical data were collected from patients with FBSS, pain symptoms, MRI findings. (VAS) the visual analog
scale has been used for pain degree evaluation, (ODI) Oswestry disability index was used for functional
improvement evaluation. Percutaneous adhesiolysis under fluoroscopy guide has been performed, and the
patients were assessed at one month and three months intervals from the day of the procedure.
Results
In comparing to baseline values, there was a significant decrease of the mean and median VAS after one month
and three months of the intervention (p < 0.001). The same is for the ODI%, where it is clear that its median
decreased from 48% to 22% after one month (p < 0.001) and to 8% after three months (p < 0.001).
Conclusion
Steerable epidural catheter was effective in FBSS treatment with improvement in pain and function

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