Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2019
Does Spinal Cord Stimulation Due to Failed Back Surgery Syndrome Lead to Permanent Occupational Disability?
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Szmuda Tomasz, Słoniewski Paweł, Ali Shan, Aleksandrowicz Katarzyna
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OBJECTIVE: Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is a recommended treatment method for patients afflicted by failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS). Although SCS is shown to be clinically effective, not many patients return to work (RTW). The aim of this study is to assess the RTW rate of these patients.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 102 patients with FBSS, managed by low frequency SCS at a single institution in Poland. RTW rate was the main endpoint in the study. Additionally, we browsed the first 300 records in Google and extracted the suggested RTW time post-SCS implantation.
RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 8.5 years. 79.4% of patients were actively working at the baseline. Fifteen patients were sick leave benefit claimants (15/81; 18.5%) and six were permanently disabled (6/81; 7.4%). In the follow-up, 40 did not change their work status. Only 2 of 21 patients resumed work and the total RTW rate was 9.5%. On the other hand, 38 of 81 patients (46.9%), who actively worked before SCS, gained disability status. Out of entire group, 20.6% (21 of 102) were not working at the baseline and 55.9% (57 of 102) were not working in the follow-up. Neither factor influenced RTW rate. In the second stage of the study, internet data search yielded a mean RTW time of 6.1 weeks.
CONCLUSIONS: Unlike the well-analyzed effectiveness of SCS, RTW remains an underutilized outcome measure. The RTW rate in our series was the second lowest in the reviewed literature. We demonstrated that half of the patients with an implanted SCS either did not resume their work or left their job.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively evaluated 102 patients with FBSS, managed by low frequency SCS at a single institution in Poland. RTW rate was the main endpoint in the study. Additionally, we browsed the first 300 records in Google and extracted the suggested RTW time post-SCS implantation.
RESULTS: Mean follow-up was 8.5 years. 79.4% of patients were actively working at the baseline. Fifteen patients were sick leave benefit claimants (15/81; 18.5%) and six were permanently disabled (6/81; 7.4%). In the follow-up, 40 did not change their work status. Only 2 of 21 patients resumed work and the total RTW rate was 9.5%. On the other hand, 38 of 81 patients (46.9%), who actively worked before SCS, gained disability status. Out of entire group, 20.6% (21 of 102) were not working at the baseline and 55.9% (57 of 102) were not working in the follow-up. Neither factor influenced RTW rate. In the second stage of the study, internet data search yielded a mean RTW time of 6.1 weeks.
CONCLUSIONS: Unlike the well-analyzed effectiveness of SCS, RTW remains an underutilized outcome measure. The RTW rate in our series was the second lowest in the reviewed literature. We demonstrated that half of the patients with an implanted SCS either did not resume their work or left their job.