Editor-in-Chief:
Alan David Kaye, MD, PhD
Managing Editor: Bert Fellows, MA



Articles

  1. 2021;24;101-116Infections Following Interventional Spine Procedures: A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Kristen Santiago, BA, Jennifer Cheng, PhD, Bridget Jivanelli, MLIS, and Gregory Lutz, MD.
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  2. 2021;24;E131-E152Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in Pain Management: A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Jijun Xu, MD, PhD, Zhuo Sun, MD, Jiang Wu, MD, Maunak Rana, MD, Joshua Garza, MD, Alyssa C. Zhu, MD, Krishnan V. Chakravarthy, MD, PhD, Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD, Ellen Rosenquist, MD, Hersimren Basi, MD, Paul Christo, MD, and Jianguo Cheng, MD, PhD.
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  3. 2021;24;E153-E160Effect of Preemptive Acetaminophen on Opioid Consumption: A Meta-Analysis
    Meta-Analysis
    Chengluan Xuan, MD, PhD, Wen Yan, MD, PhD, Dan Wang, MD, PhD, Ariel Mueller, MA, Haichun Ma, MD, PhD, and Jingping Wang, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  4. 2021;24;117-125Comparative Effectiveness of Parasagittal Interlaminar and Transforaminal Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection in Patients with Cervical Radicular Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial
    Randomized Controlled Trial
    Ji Hoon Sim, MD, Han Park, MD, Yujin Kim, MD, Jin-Woo Shin, MD, PhD, Jeong-Gil Leem, MD, PhD, Hyun-Seok Cho, MD, and Seong-Soo Choi, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  5. 2021;24;127-134Efficacy of Genicular Nerve Radiofrequency Ablation Versus Intra-Articular Platelet Rich Plasma in Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial
    Randomized Clinical Trial
    Abdelraheem Elawamy, MD, Emad Zarief Kamel, MD, Safaa A. Mahran, MD, Hebatallah Abdellatif, MD, and Manal Hassanien, MD.
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  6. 2021;24;135-143Effectiveness of Dry Needling with Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation of High Frequency Versus Low Frequency in Patients with Myofascial Neck Pain
    Randomized Trial
    Jose Vicente Leon Hernandez, PhD, Cesar Calvo-Lobo, PhD, Aitor Martin-Pinado Zugasti, PhD, Josue Fernandez-Carnero, PhD, and Hector Beltran Alacreu, PhD.
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  7. 2021;24;145-152Efficacy and Safety of Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation with Different Puncture Methods for Treatment of V1 Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Prospective Study
    Randomized Clinical Trial
    Tingting Wang, MD, Saijun Xu, MD, Qiuli He, MD, Jiachun Tao, MD, Huadong Ni, PhD, Jianjun Zhu, MD, Ge Luo, MD, Jie Fu, MD, and Keyue Xie, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  8. 2021;24;E161-E168Changes of Opioid Consumption After Lumbar Fusion Using Ultrasound-Guided Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block: A Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Lijun Zhu, MS, Mingcang Wang, BS, Xiaodan Wang, MS, Yu Wang, BS, Lingyang Chen, MS, and Jun Li, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  9. 2021;24;153-163Receptor and Molecular Targets for the Development of Novel Opioid and Non-Opioid Analgesic Therapies
    Narrative Review
    Rosalyn Chen, BA, O.J. Michael Coppes, MD, and Richard D. Urman, MD.
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  10. 2021;24;E169-E176Review of the Safety of Bipolar Radiofrequency Ablation in Patients with Chronic Pain with Implantable Cardiac Rhythm Management Devices
    Literature Review
    Rewais Hanna, BS, and Alaa Abd-Elsayed, MD.
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  11. 2021;24;E177-E183Revisiting the Genicular Nerve Block: An Up-to-Date Guide Utilizing Ultrasound Guidance and Peripheral Nerve Stimulation – Anatomy Description and Technique Standardization
    Technical Guide
    Guilherme Ferreira-Dos-Santos, MD, Mark-Friedrich B. Hurdle, MD, Sahil Gupta, MBBS, John Tran, HBSc, Anne M.R. Agur, PhD, and Steven R Clendenen, MD.
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  12. 2021;24;165-173Patients with Chronic Pain Prefer Maintenance of Pain Treatment Despite COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions
    Prospective Study
    Barbara Kleinmann, MD, Birgit Abberger, PhD, Kristin Kieselbach, MD, and Tilman Wolter, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  13. 2021;24;175-184Insulin Resistance is Associated with Central Pain in Patients with Fibromyalgia
    Observational Study
    Miguel A. Pappolla, MD, PhD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Nigel Grieg, PhD, Michael Seffinger, DO, Fauwad Ahmed, MD, Xiang Fang, MD, PhD, Clark Andersen, MS, and Andrea M. Trescot, MD.
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  14. 2021;24;185-192Should a Coexisting or Suspected Diagnosis of Fibromyalgia Affect the Decision to Perform Diagnostic Blocks for Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain — Results from an Observational Research Study
    Prospective Research Study
    Tomasz Bendinger, MD, PhD, and Joel Stephen Perfitt, MBChB.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  15. 2021;24;E185-E190Simplicity Radiofrequency Ablation Demonstrates Greater Functional Improvement Than Analgesia: A Prospective Case Series
    Prospective Case Series
    Caroline Brennick, DO, Brittany Bickelhaupt, MD, Brian Boies, MD, and Ameet Nagpal, MD.
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  16. 2021;24;E191-E201Laboratory-Generated Urine Toxicology Interpretations: A Mixed Methods Study
    Cohort Study
    Isaac S. Chua, MD, Jaime R. Ransohoff, BA, Olga Ehrlich, PhD, RN, Ethan Katznelson, BA, Zain M. Virk, BS, Christiana A. Demetriou, PhD, Athena K. Petrides, PhD, Endel J. Orav, PhD, Gordon D. Schiff, MD, and Stacy E.F. Melanson, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  17. 2021;24;E203-E210CT-Guided Posterolateral Full-Endoscopic Ventral Decompression for Single-Level Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
    Prospective Study
    Bing Ran, MD, Jun Yang, MD, Jun Wei, MD, XinRong Chen, MD, Qiong Zhong, MD, and Min Fu, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  18. 2021;24;E211-E220Preventing Post Dural Puncture Headache after Intrathecal Drug Delivery System Implantation Through Preventive Fibrin Glue Application: A Retrospective Study
    Retrospective Study
    Denis Dupoiron, MD, Sanjeet Narang, MD, Valerie Seegers, MD, Nathalie Lebrec, MD, François Boré, MD, Virginie Jaoul, MD, Marie Pechard, MD, Sabrina Jubier Hamon, MD, Thierry Delorme, MD, and Thomas Douillard, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  19. 2021;24;E221-E230Minding the Gap in Vertebroplasty: Vertebral Body Fracture Clefts and Cement Nonunion
    Retrospective Study
    Caroline Tomas, MD, Alexandria Jensen, MS, Farres Ahmed, MD, Corey K. Ho, MD, and MK Jesse, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  20. 2021;24;E231-E237Factors Predicting Chronic Opioid Use after Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
    Retrospective Study
    Basavana Goudra, MD, Arjun Guthal, BS, and Preet Mohinder Singh, MD.
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  21. 2021;24;E239-E248Ultrasonic Osteotome Assisted Full-Endoscopic en Block Resection of Thoracic Ossified Ligamentum Flavum: Technical Note and 2 Years Follow-up
    Prospective Study
    Zhen-zhou Li, MD, Zheng Cao, MD, PhD, Hong-liang Zhao, MD, Wei-lin Shang, MD, and Shu-xun Hou, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  22. 2021;24;E249-E256Trends in Urine Drug Monitoring Among Persons Receiving Long-Term Opioids and Persons with Opioid Use Disorder in the United States
    Observational Study
    Minji Sohn, PhD, Jeffery C. Talbert, PhD, Zhengyan Huang, PhD, Carrie Oser, PhD, and Patricia R. Freeman, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  23. 2021;24;E257Comments on Role of Repeated Paravertebral Injection in the Prevention of Post Herpetic Neuralgia
    Letter to the Editor
    Aakanksha Aggarwal, MD.
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  24. 2021;24;E258-E259In Response to Comments on Role of Repeated Paravertebral Injection in the Prevention of Post Herpetic Neuralgia
    In Response
    Mohamed Y. Makharita, MD, and Yasser M. Amr, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  25. 2021;24;E260What is the Reason for Pain Relief? The True Effect of Saline or Washing Out Effect Caused by Saline?
    Letter to the Editor
    Gozde Dagistan, MD, and Mert Akbas, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF

  26. 2021;24;E261-E2682020 Top Posters
    Posters
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