Scientific poster abstracts from the 24th annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine

Introduction: Patients with failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) continue to experience persistent or recurrent pain, disability and reduced quality of life despite anatomically successful lumbosacral spine surgery. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of the addition of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) to conventional medical management (CMM) in FBSS patients. (100 patients)

Conclusions: At 6 months, compared to CMM alone, SCS improves pain relief, health-related quality of life and functionality in predominantly neuropathic FBSS patients. The ability of SCS to provide significant pain relief is maintained over 24 months.

Investigator: Richard B. North, MD LifeBridge Brain & Spine Institute, Baltimore, MD

Editor’s note: Funding was provided by Medtronic.

All Abstract Numbers and Titles

100
Smoking and Neuropathic Pain

101
The Relationships Between Sleep and Pain in Patients with Diabetic PeripheralNeuropathic Pain: Responses to Treatment with Duloxetine

102
What Are the Variables That AreAssociated with the Patient’s Wish to Sue His Physician in Patients with Acute and Chronic Pain?

103
What Variables Are Associated with a Wish to Kill a Physician in Acute and ChronicPain Patients?

104
Fluoroscopically-Guided Injections to Diagnose and Treat Baastrup’s Syndrome

105
The Immediate and Long-Term Benefits of Physical Conditioning in Chronic Pain Patients

106
Incidence of Spinal Surgery for Patients with Back Pain

107
Five-Year Follow Up of Back Pain Patients

108
Alfentanil-Morphine (ALFINE) in Postoperative Pain

109
The Safety and Efficacy of Duloxetine Hydrochloride for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia: Results from a 6-MonthRandomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Fixed-Dosed Trial

110
Duloxetine Hepatic Effects: 2006 Review

111
Chronic Abdominal Pain as a Presentation Symptom of Takayasu’s Arteritis

112
Radiation-Induced Alarm and Failure of an Implanted Programmable Intrathecal Pump

113
Percutaneous Thermal Disc Decompression in Patients with Symptomatic Contained Lumbar Disc Protrusion Refractory to Conservative Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study

114
Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Carisoprodol 250-mg Tablets Compared to Placebo and Carisoprodol 350-mg Tablets in Patients with Acute, Painful Musculoskeletal Spasm of the Lower Back

115
Epidural Blood Patch Effective Treatment of Headache Caused by Subdural Hematoma/CSF leakage.

116
Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Interscapular Neuropathic Pain

117
Successful Treatment of Post-Thoracotomy Pain Using Peripheral Nerve Stimulation—A Case Report

118
Smoking Related Gender Differences Among Patients Evaluated in a Tertiary PainClinic

119
Long-Term Safety of Fentanyl Buccal Tablet for the Treatment of Breakthrough Pain in Opioid-Tolerant Cancer Patients

120
The Impact of CYP2D6 Genetic Polymorphism on Postoperative MorphineConsumption