The Use of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Routine Percutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulator Surgery is Not Associated With Improved Placement, Patient Safety, or Pain Severity Outcomes
Percutaneous SCS placement can safely and accurately be performed without the use of IOM. IOM does not improve placement accuracy or laterality of coverage, as long as leads are placed anatomically in the midline.
Authors
- Ishan Singhal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5335-8132)
- Michael D. Staudt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9123-136X)
- Jordan Black
- Jennifer Murphy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2751-184X)
Institutions
- University Hospitals of Cleveland (US)
- University School (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2025-06-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003547
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.19
Funders
- Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Cleveland, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University