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Article: " Prolonged electrical stimulation causes no damage to sacral nerve roots in rabbits," by Peng Yan1, 2, Xiaohong Yang1, Xiaoyu Yang1, Weidong Zheng2, Yunbing Tan2 (1 Jilin University, ...

Tarlov cysts are formed within the nerve root sheath at the posterior root of a spinal nerve. This disease is more common in women than in men. ... and are also known as sacral nerve root cysts.

Introduction Sacral fractures occur in approximately 45% of pelvic fractures. An associated neurologic injury of the lumbosacral plexus may occur in 25% of sacral fractures.1 Sacral fractures ...

The 2 primary management strategies of overactive bladder are drug therapy and sacral neurostimulation. Drs. Pathak and Aboseif discuss the relative merits, and drawbacks, of these 2 approaches.

In SNS, sacral nerve roots (S3 and S4) are permanently stimulated via a percutaneously implanted electrode. At first, the effect is reviewed using a test electrode and an external impulse ...

The neurostimulator is surgically implanted in the lower back, near the third sacral nerve root. A small lead wire delivers electrical impulses to the nerves that regulate bladder control.