Spinal cord stimulation utilization to treat the microcirculatory vascular insufficiency and ulcers associated with scleroderma: a case report and review of the literature.

Objective: To report a case of scleroderma with associated Raynaud's phenomenon and its successful treatment with spinal cord stimulation. To demonstrate the use of transcutaneous oxygen pressure monitoring to guide the progression from trial to implantation and to assess post-implantation microcirculatory recovery.

Design: Case report and literature review.