Spinal cord stimulation help
Posted By: PAMT~MDM on 2006-09-05
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Subject: Spinal cord stimulation help
It sounds like she is saying insertion of "specify lead" and extension, but I can't find specify lead anywhere. Is this right?
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Subject: spinal cord stimulator help please
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