WSJ SCS Paralysis

[MetroPain]

Does anyone have access to the full article and know about what this is referencing?

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles...0001424052702304512504579493843647492538.html

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[101N]

Does anyone have access to the full article and know about what this is referencing?

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304512504579493843647492538?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304512504579493843647492538.html

Ask your rep.

 

[powermd]

If it bleeds, it leads.

 

[emd123]

How is this news, that surgery and instrumentation in and around the spine, carries a risk of nerve and/or spinal cord damage?

It's not.

But, oh, yeah....it makes doctors look like greedy, rich, incompetent, overpaid, bastards, so it's lead story #1.

 

[hyperalgesia]

Does anyone have access to the full article and know about what this is referencing?

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304512504579493843647492538?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304512504579493843647492538.html

Usually you can just Google the article title and click on the google link. Might need to close and restart your browser.

A snippet:
Mr. Greenwood, 66 years old, is among more than 100 patients who have experienced partial or permanent paralysis in recent years after having spinal-cord stimulators inserted in their backs, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of adverse-event reports submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and a review of medical malpractice lawsuits. In many cases, the injuries occurred after patients' spinal cords were punctured or compressed by the stimulator electrodes, which are implanted in a narrow cavity of the spine called the epidural space, according to experts who reviewed the reports.