Effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation in diabetic patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia: small cohort study
Anna E. Cyrek, Dietrich Koch, Arkadius Pacha, Sonia Radunz · 2024
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Anna Cyrek, Dietrich Koch, Arkadius Pacha, and Sonia Radunz followed thirteen diabetic patients whose legs were starved of blood and treated with spinal cord stimulation. Chronic limb-threatening ischemia is the worst stage of peripheral artery disease, and diabetics progress to it four times more often. These patients had no surgical or catheter options left. Stimulation aims to improve microcirculation, ease pain, and prevent amputations. Implants were placed between twenty ten and twenty seventeen.
At one year, twelve of thirteen limbs were saved, a salvage rate above ninety-two percent. Three-quarters of patients with ulcers saw them heal. Blood flow indices, pain, quality of life, and medication use were tracked over long follow-up. The small retrospective cohort cannot prove efficacy, but its durability data support stimulation as a last-line option worth offering.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Anna E. Cyrek, Dietrich Koch, Arkadius Pacha, Sonia Radunz |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 25 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |