FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME

Course overview

FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME (FBSS) IS DEFINED BY THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF PAIN AS “LUMBAR SPINAL PAIN OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN EITHER PERSISTING DESPITE SURGICAL INTERVENTION OR APPEARING AFTER SURGICAL INTERVENTION FOR SPINAL PAIN ORIGINALLY IN THE SAME TOPOGRAPHICAL LOCATION. THE PAIN MAY ORIGINATE AFTER SURGERY, OR THE SURGERY MAY EXACERBATE OR INSUFFICIENTLY AMELIORATE EXISTING PAIN. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE CAUSE AND PRESENTATION OF FAILED BACK SURGERY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN ITS MANAGEMENT.