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  1. 2015;18;E1-E14Medical Journal Peer Review: Process and Bias
    Health Policy Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Adam M Kaye, PharmD, Mark V Boswell, MD, PhD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  2. 2015;18;E15-E18A Five-Star Doctor? Online Rating of Physicians by Patients in an Internet Driven World
    Health Policy Review
    Li Ma, PhD, Alan D Kaye, MD, PhD, Matthew Bean, MSN, Ngoc Vo, MEd, and Xiulu Ruan, MD.
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  3. 2015;18;1-14Perineural Dexamethasone Added to Local Anesthesia for Brachial Plexus Block Improves Pain but Delays Block Onset and Motor Blockade Recovery
    Systematic Review
    Nebojsa Nick Knezevic, MD, PhD, Utchariya Anantamongkol, MD, PhD, and Kenneth D. Candido, MD.
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  4. 2015;18;15-27Linear Accelerator Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Trigeminal Neuralgia
    Systematic Review
    Leonor Varela-Lema, PhD, Marisa Lopez-Garcia, MD, Maria Maceira-Rozas, MPH, and Victor Munoz-Garzon, MD.
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  5. 2015;18;29-36Digital Subtraction Angiography Versus Real-Time Fluoroscopy for Detection of Intravascular Penetration Prior to Epidural Steroid Injections: Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies
    Meta-Analysis
    Ognjen Visnjevac, MD, Paul Kim, MD, Sina Farid-Davari, MD, Patrick Johnson, MD, and Nader Djalal Nader, MD, PhD.
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  6. 2015;18;37-38Critical Items to Consider before Adopting Advocacy of Digital Subtraction Angiography
    Commentary
    Kenneth D. Candido, MD.
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  7. 2015;18;39-60Do Cervical Epidural Injections Provide Long-Term Relief in Neck and Upper Extremity Pain? A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Devi E Nampiaparampil, MD, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Sanjay Bakshi, MD, Jay S. Grider, DO, PhD, Frank J.E. Falco, MD, Nalini Sehgal, MD, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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  8. 2015;18;61-70Bilateral Spinal Decompression of Lumbar Central Stenosis with the Full-Endoscopic Interlaminar Versus Microsurgical Laminotomy Technique: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
    Randomized Trial
    Martin Komp, MD, Patrick Hahn, Dr. med., Semih Oezdemir, Dr. med., Athanasios Giannakopoulos, Dr.med., Roderich Heikenfeld, Dr. med., Richard Kasch, Dr. med., Harry Merk, Prof. Dr. med, Georgios Godolias, Prof. Dr. med, and Sebastian Ruetten, MD, PD.
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  9. 2015;18;71-77Comparison of the Effects of Adding Dexmedetomidine Versus Midazolam to Intrathecal Bupivacaine on Postoperative Analgesia
    Randomized Trial
    Aloka Samantaray, MD, Natham Hemanth, MD, Karunakar Gunnampati, MD, Hemalatha Pasupuleti, MD, Madhusudan Mukkara, MD, and Mangu Hanumantha Rao, MD.
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  10. 2015;18;79-92A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Trial of Lumbar Interlaminar Epidural Injections in Central Spinal Stenosis: 2-Year Follow-Up
    Randomized Trial
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Kimberly A. Cash, RT, Carla D. McManus, RN, BSN, Kim S. Damron, RN, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, Frank J.E. Falco, MD, Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Kimberly A. Cash, RT, Carla D. McManus, RN, BSN, Kim S. Damron, RN, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, and Frank J.E. Falco, MD.
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  11. 2015;18;93-99Effects of Stellate Ganglion Block on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: Comparison of Various Injectates
    Randomized Trial
    Jae Hyeon Park, MD, Yu-Sun Min, MD, Seong Min Chun, MD, and Kwan Sik Seo, MD, PhD.
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  12. 2015;18;101-105Volume of Contrast and Selectivity for Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection
    Prospective Assessment
    Jeetinder Kaur Makkar, MD, DNB , Narinder Pal Singh, MD, PDCC, and Rahul Rastogi, MD.
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  13. 2015;18;E19-E26Concordant Pain Provocation During Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection for Lumbosacral Radiculopathy: Effect on Pain Outcome and Predictive Factors

    Zachary McCormick, MD, Shana Margolis, MD, Kate Temme, MD, Evan Rivers, DO, Scott A Cameron, MD, Matthew C Smith, MD, Ashley Rohr, MD, Emily Zander, MD, Cynthia Garvan, PhD, David J Kennedy, MD, and Christopher Plastaras, MD.
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  14. 2015;18;E27-E30Incidence of Serotonin Syndrome in Patients Treated with Fentanyl on Serotonergic Agents

    Katharine M. Koury, BA, Becky Tsui, MD, and Padma Gulur, MD.
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  15. 2015;18;E31-E38Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Implant for Management of Intractable Pain after Inguinal Herniorrhaphy
    Retrospective Evaluation
    Foad Elahi, MD, Chandan G Reddy, MD, and David Ho, MD.
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  16. 2015;18;E39-E47The Continuance Time of Pressure Effect in the Rat Model of Complete Freund’s Adjuvant Induced Arthritis
    Animal Study
    Sung Tae Koo, KMD, PhD, Yong Il Shin, MD, PhD, Da Young Lee, MS, and Chang-Hyung Lee, MD, PhD.
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  17. 2015;18;E49-E56Superior Hypogastric Plexus Combined with Ganglion Impar Neurolytic Blocks for Pelvic and/or Perineal Cancer Pain Relief
    Case Series
    Doaa G Ahmed, MD, Mohamed F Mohamed, MD, and Sahar Abd-Elbaky Mohamed, MD.
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  18. 2015;18;E57-E63Pain Relief with Percutaneous Trochanteroplasty in a Patient with Bilateral Trochanteric Myelomatous Lytic Lesions
    Case Report
    Sayed E Wahezi, MD, Kyle Silva, DO, and Shervin Najafi, MD.
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  19. 2015;18;E65-E69Successful Treatment of Post Thrombotic Syndrome with Sequential Lumbar Sympathetic Block
    Case Report
    Anita Gupta, DO, PharmD, Brittany Portonova, DPM, and Cyrus Dadachanji, MD.
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  20. 2015;18;E71-E92Spontaneous Muscle Contraction with Extreme Pain after Thoracotomy Treated by Pulsed Radiofrequency
    Brief Communication
    Yuecheng Yang, MD, Lihua Dai, MD, and Ma Ke, PhD.
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  21. 2015;18;E75-E77Sudden Discontinuation of Chronic High Dose Intrathecal Hydromorphone and Its Withdrawal Implications
    Brief Communication
    Kevin Costello, MD, and Scott Brancolini, MD.
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  22. 2015;18;E79-E82Newly Diagnosed Lumbar Nerve Root Intradural Mass in the Setting of Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain Refractory to Conservative Management
    Brief Communication
    Andrew Reish, MD, Gerasimos Bastas, MD, PhD, Adrian Popescu, MD, and Marylouis Friedberger, PA.
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  23. 2015;18;E83-E85Perioperative Pain Management in a Patient with Anaphylaxis to Full Mu-agonists Presenting for Head and Neck Salvage Surgery
    Brief Communication
    Paul Weyker, MD, Christopher Webb, MD, and Ramana K Naidu, MD.
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  24. 2015;18;E87-E88Medial Sesamoid Bone Avulsion but not Plantar Fasciitis: Ultrasonographic Diagnosis Using Sonopalpation
    Brief Communication
    Ke-Vin Chang, MD, Chen-Yu Hung, MD, and Levent Ozcakar, MD.
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  25. 2015;18;E89-E91Onset of Spontaneous Lower Extremity Pain After Lumbar Sympathetic Block
    Brief Communication
    Ameet Nagpal, MD, Maxim Eckmann, MD, Scott Small, DO, and Samuel Stevens, MD.
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  26. 2015;18;E93-E95Osteopontin Induces the Extension of Epidural Fibrosis into the Spinal Canal
    Letter to the Editor
    Chao Zhang, MD, PhD, Vladimir P Baklaushev, MD, PhD, Meinikov P Alexandnovich, PhD, Shiqing Feng, MD, PhD, Andrey S Bryukhovetskiy, MD, PhD, and Vladimir P Chekhonin, MD, PhD.
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  27. 2015;18;E95-E96In Response: Osteopontin Induces the Extension of Epidural Fibrosis into the Spinal Canal
    In Response
    Paulo Pereira, MD, Antonio Avelino, PhD, Pedro Monteiro, MD, Rui Vaz, MD, PhD, and Jose Manuel Castro-Lopes, MD, PhD.
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  28. 2015;18;E97-E98Cost-Benefit of Vertebral Augmentation: How to Assess the Benefit
    Letter to the Editor
    Ying Zhang, MD, Jing Zhang, MD, Ce Wang, MD, Peng Cao, MD, and Wen Yuan, MD.
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  29. 2015;18;E99-E99In Response to Cost-Benefit of Vertebral Augmentation: How to Assess the Benefit
    In Response
    Jonathan Flug, MD, Ann Hanford, MA, RN, and Orlando Ortiz, MD.
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