Articles

  1. 2012;15;E159-E198Caudal Epidural Injections in the Management of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Appraisal of the Literature
    Systematic Review
    Allan T. Parr, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Haroon Hameed, MD, Ann Conn, MD, Kavita N. Manchikanti, MD, Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, and Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD.
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  2. 2012;15;E199-E245Effectiveness of Therapeutic Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections in Managing Lumbar Spinal Pain
    Systematic Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Ricardo M. Buenaventura, MD, Kavita N. Manchikanti, MD, Xiulu Ruan, MD, Sanjeeva Gupta, MD, Howard S. Smith, MD, Paul J. Christo, MD, and Stephen P. Ward, MD.
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  3. 2012;15;E247-E278A Systematic Evaluation of the Therapeutic Effectiveness of Sacroiliac Joint Interventions
    Systematic Review
    Hans Hansen, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, Paul J. Christo, MD, Sanjeeva Gupta, MD, Howard S. Smith, MD, Haroon Hameed, MD, and Steven P. Cohen, MD.
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  4. 2012;15;E279-E304Effectiveness of Thermal Annular Procedures in Treating Discogenic Low Back Pain
    Systematic Review
    Standiford Helm II, MD, Timothy R. Deer, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Sukdeb Datta, MD, Pradeep Chopra, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  5. 2012;15;E305-E344A Systematic Evaluation of Prevalence and Diagnostic Accuracy of Sacroiliac Joint Interventions
    Systematic Review
    Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Vijay Singh, MD, Sanjeeva Gupta, MD, Haroon Hameed, MD, Sudhir Diwan, MD, and Steven P. Cohen, MD.
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  6. 2012;15;197-202Intravesical OnabotulinumtoxinA Injections for Refractory Painful Bladder Syndrome
    Prospective Evaluation
    Shiu-Dong Chung, MD, Yuh-Chen Kuo, MD, and Hann-Chorng Kuo, MD.
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  7. 2012;15;203-212Cervical Spinal Cord Stimulation: An Analysis of 23 Patients with Long-term Follow-up
    Retrospective Study
    Tilman Wolter, MD, and Kristin Kieselbach, MD.
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  8. 2012;15;213-221Clinical Effectiveness of Percutaneous Adhesiolysis Using Navicath for the Management of Chronic Pain Due to Lumbosacral Disc Herniation
    Retrospective Study
    Jung Hwan Lee, MD, and Sang-Ho Lee, MD, PhD.
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  9. 2012;15;223-228Feasibility, Safety and Cement Leakage in Vertebroplasty of Osteoporotic and Malignant Compression Fractures Using Ultra-Viscous Cement and Hydraulic Delivery System
    Retrospective Evaluation
    Bassem A. Georgy, MD.
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  10. 2012;15;229-236Changes in Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women Treated with Epidural Steroid Injections for Lower Back Pain
    Observational Report
    Seong-Sik Kang, MD, Ph D, Byeong-Mun Hwang, M.D, Ph D, Heejeong Son, MD, PhD, Il-Young Cheong, MD, Sang-Jin Lee, MD, and Tae-Yoon Chung, MD.
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  11. 2012;15;237-244Radiofrequency Neurolysis Versus Local Nerve Infiltration in 42 Patients with Refractory Chronic Inguinal Neuralgia
    Retrospective Study
    Adrian Kastler, MD, Sebastian Aubry, MD, PhD, Veronique Piccand, MD, Georges Hadjidekov, MD, Florence Tiberghien, MD, and Bruno Kastler, MD.
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  12. 2012;15;245-253Occipital Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Migraine: A Randomized Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Gerardo Serra, MD, and Fabio Marchioretto, MD.
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  13. 2012;15;255-266Skin Biopsy in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: Case Series and Literature Review
    Retrospective Review
    Siddharth Kharkar, MD, Yedatore S. Venkatesh, MD, John R. Grothusen, PhD, Luisa Rojas, MD, and Robert J. Schwartzman, MD.
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  14. 2012;15;E345-E345Autologous Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells Induce Persistent Bone-Like Tissue in Osteonecrotic Femoral Heads: A molecular Mechanism
    Letter to the Editor
    Hamid Namazi, MD.
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  15. 2012;15;E345-E345Response
    In Response
    Jaewoo Pak, MD.
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  16. 2012;15;E346-347Posterior Epidural Contrast Injection Via Posterolateral Transforaminal Approach
    Letter to the Editor
    Kang Ahn, MD, and Hyung-Joon Jhun, MD.
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  17. 2012;15;E348-E348CT-Guided Transforaminal Epidural Injections with Local Anesthetic, Steroid, and Tramadol
    Letter to the Editor
    Chinmoy Roy, MD, and Nilay Chatterjee, MD.
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  18. 2012;15;E348-E348Response
    In Response
    Mathias Wewalka, MD, Ahmadollah Abdelrahimsai, MD, Gunther Wiesinger, MD, and Eva Maria Uher, MD.
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  19. 2012;15;E349-351Muscle Rigidity Associated with Pregabalin
    Letter to the Editor
    Yuka Matsuki, MD, Mari Tabata, MD, Yasunari Nobukawam, MD, Mikako Sakai, MD, Yoshikazu Yasuda, MD, Maki Mizogami, MD, PhD, and Kenji Shigemi, MD.
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  20. 2012;15;E351-353Caudal Epidural Injections for the Treatment of Tarlov Cysts: Suggestions for the Better Results
    Letter to the Editor
    Wonseok Hur, MD, Sang Sik Choi, MD, PhD, and Jae Jin Lee, MD.
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  21. 2012;15;E353-353Response
    In Response
    James Freidenstein, MD.
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  22. 2012;15;E353-353In Errata
    Errata
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