Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Lin Tchia Yeng, Oliver Garcia Garcia, Erich Talamoni Fonoff, Wellingson Silva Paiva, Joaci O Araujo
OBJECTIVE: The authors show the clinical evaluation and follow-up results in 56 patients diagnosed with a failed back surgery pain syndrome. METHODS: Descriptive and prospective study conducted over a one-year period. In this study, 56 patients with a failed back surgery pain syndrome were assessed in our facility. The age ranged from 28 to 76 years (mean, 48.8 ± 13.9 years). The pain was assessed through a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). RESULTS: Postoperative pain was more severe (mean VAS score 8...
May 2011: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira