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Descriptor English: Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
Descriptor Spanish: Síndrome de Fracaso de la Cirugía Espinal Lumbar
Descriptor síndrome de fracaso de la cirugía espinal lumbar
Scope note: Cuadro clínico de dolor persistente y malestar en el DORSO y en la PIERNA después de una cirugía lumbar, a menudo observado en pacientes tratados en clínicas del dolor. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Síndrome Pós-Laminectomia
Descriptor French: Séquelles de l'échec chirurgical rachidien
Tree number(s): C23.550.767.225
C23.888.592.612.107.200
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D055111
Scope note: A condition of persistent pain and discomfort in the BACK and the LEG following lumbar surgery, often seen in patients enrolled in pain centers.
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Back Pain (1985-2008)
Postoperative Complications (1985-2008)
Public MeSH Note: 2009
History Note: 2009
DeCS ID: 53095
Unique ID: D055111
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Date Established: 2009/01/01
Date of Entry: 2008/07/08
Revision Date: 2017/06/20
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome - Preferred
Concept UI M0513896
Scope note A condition of persistent pain and discomfort in the BACK and the LEG following lumbar surgery, often seen in patients enrolled in pain centers.
Preferred term Failed Back Surgery Syndrome



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