Abstract
Adult spinal deformity is associated with chronic pain and decreased health-related quality of life. Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) may be a good option for scoliosis patients given the neuropathic pain from modification of foramen size due to curvature. Scoliosis can be impactful when performing percutaneous SCS lead placements because the approach relies on radiographic identification of anatomical landmarks. There can be nonalignment of radiographic and electrophysiologic midlines of the spinal cord in spinal deformities, and this deviation can result in SCS failure (1). There are few previous reports on SCS lead placements in patients with scoliosis. We report 2 cases in which SCS trials were successfully performed in the setting of scoliosis.
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