Editor-in-Chief: Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, PhD
Abstract
- 2022;6;29-33 Minimally Invasive Peripheral Neuromodulation for Postamputation Stump Neuroma: A Case Report
Case Report
David Bailey, BS, Cameron Brandon, BS, Lekhaj C. Daggubati, MD, and Elias B. Rizk, MD.
BACKGROUND: Postamputation neuromas are a significant cause of pain and suffering in amputees. In patients who are nonresponsive to medical therapy, open surgery is often required but has limited efficacy.
CASE REPORT: Here we present a case of the successful use of percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation in a 77-year-old man with a postamputation neuroma that was refractory to medical therapy. He had significant pain reduction allowing a return to his daily activities.
CONCLUSION: This case report demonstrates that peripheral nerve stimulation may reduce pain in patients with postamputation neuroma. Percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation is a promising treatment to reduce pain and improve patient function without irreversible manipulation.
KEY WORDS: Case report, neuromodulation, peripheral nerve stimulation, postamputation pain, stump neuroma