Experience to prevent wire tethering in deep brain stimulation from a single center

To analyze the causes of wire tethering in deep brain stimulation (DBS) and propose ways to prevent it.A total of 70 consecutive patients (140 electrodes) operated for DBS in our department from September 2017 to December 2019 were analyzed to document wire tethering, respectively, in the initial period (September 2017-June 2018) and the late period (July 2018-December 2019). The patients come back to our clinic 1 month postoperatively to turn...