Publications by authors named "Mary Jo Johnson"
Article Synopsis
- The PROMISE study investigated spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for low back pain, revealing a higher infection rate in Belgium compared to other countries, which led to a review of infections post-study.
- Among the 174 participants, 9 infections (5.2%) were documented, and a significant correlation was found between longer trial duration and infection rates, with a marked increase in risk for trials over 10 days.
- The findings suggest that limiting SCS trial duration to 10 days may reduce the risk of infection, supporting a cause-effect relationship between prolonged trials and infections.
Despite optimal medical management (OMM), low back pain (LBP) can be disabling, particularly after spinal surgery. Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is effective in reducing neuropathic leg pain; however, evidence is limited for LBP. This prospective, open-label, parallel-group trial randomized (1:1) failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) patients with predominant LBP to SCS plus OMM (SCS group) or OMM alone (OMM group) at 28 sites in Europe and the Americas.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To identify patient rationale for pregnant women to decline transvaginal cervical length screening.
Methods: Survey data from 511 women presenting for second-trimester anatomy and transvaginal cervical length sonography were collected during a 4-month period from September 2016 to January 2017. Each patient completed a medical questionnaire that includes demographic and obstetric history data and a survey to document their acceptance or declination of transvaginal cervical length screening.