Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome: A Proposal for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and ICD-11

Christelis, Nick; Simpson, Brian; Russo, Marc; Stanton‐Hicks, Michael; Barolat, Giancarlo; Thomson, Simon; A. Schug, Stephan; Baron, Ralf; Buchser, Eric; B. Carr, Daniel; R. Deer, Timothy; Dones, Ivano; Eldabe, Sam; M. Gallagher, Rollin; Huygen, Frank; Kloth, David; M. Levy, Robert; B. North, Richard; Perruchoud, Christophe; Petersen, Erika; Rigoard, Philippe; V. Slavin, Konstantin; C. Turk, Dennis; Wetzel, Todd; D. Loeser, John

doi:10.1093/pm/pnab015

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Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome: A Proposal for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome and ICD-11

Published in Pain Medicine • Jan 19, 2021

Authors:

Nick Christelis

Brian Simpson

Marc Russo

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: For many medical professionals dealing with patients with persistent pain following spine surgery, the term Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) as a diagnostic label is inadequate, misleading, and potentially troublesome. It misrepresents causation. Alternative terms have been suggested, ...

Subject

Failed back surgery

Medicine

Physical therapy

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