If earlier the expression “implanted neurostimulator” could be heard only in works of fiction, with the development of science it has become possible in real life. For example, at the end of June 2017 in the Central scientific research Institute of traumatology and orthopedics named. N. N. Priorova was performed a unique operation on the spinal cord: implantation of a neurostimulator.
A patient who had surgery, was 49-year-old Igor Melnikov, who was suffering from a chronic vertebral fracture. This man had a severe pain. During the operation, the device connects directly to the spinal cord. The method of electrical stimulation is quite effective, as it allows to avoid undesirable side effects such as effects of drugs on the liver and kidneys. As told in an interview to “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Alexander Evgenievich Yakovlev, the surgeon who led the operation,
Method of neurostimulation is today considered the most effective way to suppress chronic pain syndrome. Thus it is reversible and any side effects and clinically significant complications. Neurostimulation is carried out using a small device-the generator of electric impulses which is implanted in the region of the spinal cord. The whole system is externally not visible as it is under the skin and does not restrict movement of the patient. Before placing permanent neurostimulatory system is necessarily performed test stimulation, in which the doctor and the patient can verify the effectiveness of the stimulation using the test electrode. If that’s been a positive effect, the neurostimulator is implanted.
In Russia, we conducted the surgery to install a nerve stimulator in the spinal cord
Vladimir Kuznetsov