[Spinal anesthesia for patients harboring a neurostimulator]. / Spinalanästhesie bei vorhandenem Neurostimulator.

This article presents the case of an 82-year-old male patient with an implanted spinal cord stimulation system, who presented to our premedication consultation for a planned knee joint replacement. Spinal anesthesia was preferred because of the previous illnesses. In accordance with the recommendation of the treating pain physician for the puncture site, an uncomplicated L4/5 puncture was performed, and the surgery was performed with the patient under adequate spinal anesthesia. The system was checked postoperatively with regular findings.