MILD
The diagnosis associated with the MILD procedure.
What is spinal stenosis with neurogenic claudication (M48.062)
____are the number of days a Sprint PNS is left in place.
What is 60 days?
This smart SCS uses (ECAPS) evoked compound action potentials to measure neural activation.
What is Saluda?
(T/F) The intracept procedure can be performed with Modic type 3 changes.
What is false? Only type 1 & 2 modic changes can be treated.
(T/F) The Reactiv8 has a trial period.
What is false?
The exam finding for MILD
What is shopping cart sign?
The top 5 Curonix implant sites.
What are suprascapular, infrapatellar saphenous, Superior cluneal, Middle cluneal, and posterior tibial nerves?
This stimulator is place at T8/9 & T9/10.
What is Nevro?
This finding can be found on MRI after an Intracept.
What is an imprint.
The ___ is the diagnosis needed to have a Reactiv8.
What is Multifidus atrophy?
The MILD procedure has no restrictions after.
What is 24 hours?
(T/F) Curonix implanted patient can have an MRI.
What is true? Curonix implanted patients can have a full body conditional @ 1.5T MRI scans.
This MRI finding would make DRG a challenge to implant.
What is neuroforaminal spinal stenosis?
These positions are indicative of degenerative disc disease.
What is flexion and sitting?
The _____is the largest stabilizing muscle in your back.
What is the multifidus muscle?
The safety profile of the MILD is the same as.
What is an epidural steroid injection?
Is a contraindication to PNS.
What is infection, major depression failing psych evaluation/secondary gain, & Diathermy.
These two SCS have non rechargeable IPG options.
What is Medtronic, Abbott, and Boston?
This nerve carries pain signals from the inflamed endplates to the brain.
What is the basivertebral nerve?
The Reactiv8 leads are positioned here.
Where is underneath the skin along the multifidus muscle which is located between L2/3, L3/4, & L4/5?
LFH contributes to up to this % of central spinal stenosis.
What is 85%?
The superior cluneal neuropathy can be identified by this neurological exam finding.
What is a Tinel's sign? Can identify this by tapping the posterior iliac crest 5-6 cm lateral to L4-5. A positive sign will cause numbness, tingling, or referred radicular pain.
This systems touts that they are the only system who offers full body 1.5T and 3T MRI scans.
What is Biotronik?
This MRI classification is used to measure the severity of lumbar degenerative disc disease.
What is the Pfirrman classification?
These are the two physical exam findings that best identify candidates for a Reactiv8 procedure.
What is a PIT and Multifidus lift test?