What Is Failed Back Surgery Syndrome?
The failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) is also known, simply, as the failed back syndrome. It refers to the pain that persists in the back and or its extremities even after spinal surgeries. This condition is also sometimes known as post-laminectomy syndrome. It is the chronic back pain that may or may not be, accompanied by a pain in the leg.
Thus, it can be said that failed back surgery syndrome is a consequence of an unsuccessful or failed spinal or back surgery. The surgery, which is aimed at relieving a person's back pain, may end up doing exactly the opposite. Sometimes it makes the pain even more excruciating, and may also reduce the person's mobility and flexibility.
Besides this, people suffering from a failed surgery syndrome become hostage to physiological disorders such as depression, extreme rage and/or anxiety.
Causes Of FBSS
The incidence rate (percentage of people) that suffers from FBSS is not a definite figure. Doctors and medical professionals have failed to answer what may actually cause FBSS. Doctors may tell you the probability of a successful surgery but it does not mean that a successful operation will mean eliminating the pain. Therefore, according to a study done in Prague in 2005, the incidence rate for FBSS ranges between 5 to 50 percent. But, the following are the most probable causes:
- Incompetence or mistake of the surgeon
- Incorrect diagnosis
- Scar tissue
- Iatrogenesis
People suffering from FBSS want to stay as far away from another surgery as possible. The following are some (not all) of the treatments patients can opt for:
- Stem cell treatment - minimally invasive laser surgery that deposits adult stem cell directly at the affected area
- Spinal epidural steroid injections
- Selective nerve root block
- Spinal cord stimulator
- Fusion alternatives
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