Spinal cord stimulation in patients with diabetic foot: Determining prognosis using infrared thermography

SCS treatment effectively relieved lower limb pain. Patients with DF and large-fiber neuropathy had a lower surgical success rate. IRT was significantly higher in the treatment success group. Perioperative IRT changes of < -0.12 °C and combined large-fiber neuropathy were identified as warning signs, and patients with these signs should be treated with caution when receiving long-term SCS therapy. IRT can be used as a diagnostic index for the prognosis of patients with DF receiving SCS and to select suitable long-term SCS treatment candidates.