REVIEW ARTICLE
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: An Updated Review
Abdelilah Rhoul1, *, Mohammed Gartit1, Mohammed Noumairi1, Siham EL. Mir1, Ahmed Amine EL Oumri1
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2023Volume: 16
E-location ID: e187638632305250
Publisher ID: e187638632305250
DOI: 10.2174/18763863-v16-230627-2022-15
Article History:
Received Date: 28/10/2022Revision Received Date: 09/04/2023
Acceptance Date: 12/05/2023
Electronic publication date: 11/07/2023
Collection year: 2023
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS) is a known condition with severe morbidity. Usually described as pain that either does not improve or worsen after back surgery. Although many possible causes leading back pain to persist after surgery were described, the exact pathology remains not elucidated and the management could be very challenging.
Objectives:
This review aims to discuss different causes of this syndrome besides the different current therapeutic approaches.
Conclusion:
A good assessment of the clinical presentation based on the history of pain and physical examination in addition to the MRI input, help to detect the cause of the persistent pain. The therapeutic options are wide, from pharmacological to interventional methods. Nevertheless, a multidisciplinary approach is frequently needed to treat FBSS patients.
