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Does spinal cord stimulation (SCS) require major surgery?

April 26, 2017Cord require SCS Spinal stimulation surgery

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Does spinal cord stimulation (SCS) require major surgery?

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Not necessarily, but most often the procedure requires the sterile conditions of an operating room to implant the internal components of the spinal cord stimulation system. The surgery may be performed at the hospital on an outpatient basis or at a day surgery center.