| 1. | The first percutaneous sacral nerve stimulation study was performed in 1988.
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| 2. | The canal lodges the sacral nerves, via the anterior and posterior sacral foramina.
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| 3. | It gives attachment to the anterior sacrococcygeal ligament and the fifth sacral nerve.
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| 4. | Less commonly ectasia of the sacral nerve root sheaths may occur.
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| 5. | While there may be some benefit they appear less useful than implanted sacral nerve stimulators.
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| 6. | The related procedure of sacral nerve stimulation is for the control of incontinence in able-bodied patients.
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| 7. | Percutaneous sacral nerve root stimulation was able to produce statistically significant improvements in several parameters, including pain.
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| 8. | Recently the novel therapy of sacral nerve stimulation ( SNS ) has been utilized for the treatment of severe constipation.
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| 9. | Not only brain, but also spine pathology such as cervical spine fractures, syringomyelia, and sacral nerve root neurinomas have been evaluated.
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| 10. | The generator is attached to a thin lead wire with a small electrode tip which is anchored near the sacral nerve.
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