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A patient implanted with a trial evoke spinal cord stimulation (scs) system reported severe pain and impaired mobility a day after the trial implant procedure.Evaluation in the emergency department identified a hematoma.The trial leads were removed, and the patient was hospitalized.A magnetic resonance imaging (mri) and computed tomography (ct) scans were performed.The physician did not observe any factors during the procedure that could have contributed to the reported event, and a dural puncture was not suspected.The reported event persisted following the removal of trial leads.
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