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The first 500 patients to have sacral anterior root stimulators implanted for bladder control are described. Of 479 survivors, 424 were using their stimulators when last followed up between 3 months and 16.1 years (mean 4 years) after implantation.
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Brindley, G. The first 500 patients with sacral anterior root stimulator implants: general description. Spinal Cord 32, 795–805 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.1994.126
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