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Modeling Scar Effects in Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation

Modeling Scar Effects in Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation

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S19 COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS JUNE 2012 S p e c i a l A d v e r t i s i n g S e c t i o n + ONLINE: www.comsol.com/electrical SINCE THE 1960S, spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been used to alleviate chronic back and leg pain. The process involves surgi- cally implanting a series of electrodes, which are used to apply electrical poten- tials directly to the spine (see Figure 1). Although approximately 30,000 such procedures are performed eac

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