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  1. 2016;19;E515-E530In Memoriam of an Eminent Pain Physician: Phulchand Prithvi Raj
    In Memoriam
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
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  2. 2016;19;205-214Local Infiltration Analgesia Versus Regional Blockade for Postoperative Analgesia in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
    Systematic Review
    Bin Hu, MD, Tiao Lin, MD, PhD, Shi-gui Yan, MD, Song-lin Tong, MD, Jian-hao Yu, MD, Jian-jie Xu, MD, and Yi-Ming Ying, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF
  3. 2016;19;215-228Patient Characteristics and Outcomes in Unintentional, Non-fatal Prescription Opioid Overdoses: A Systematic Review
    Systematic Review
    Mark J. Elzey, MD, Sarah M. Barden, PharmD, and Eric S. Edwards, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF
  4. 2016;19;229-242MILD® Is an Effective Treatment for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Neurogenic Claudication: MiDAS ENCORE Randomized Controlled Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Ramsin M. Benyamin, MD, Peter S. Staats, MD, and Investigators MiDAS ENCORE, ,.
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  5. 2019;19;243-253Safety and Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine in Treating Post Spinal Anesthesia Shivering: A Randomized Clinically Controlled Dose-Finding Trial
    Randomized Trial
    Hala Saad Abdel-Ghaffar, MD, Sahar Abd-Elbaky Mohamed, MD, Khaled M. Fares, MD, and Mohamed Abdel-Kadr Osman, PhD.
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  6. 2016;19;255-266Digital Subtraction Angiography Use During Epidural Steroid Injections Does Not Reliably Distinguish Artery from Vein
    Narrative Review
    Ameet Nagpal, MD, George C Chang-Chien, DO, Jonathan A. Benfield, DO, Kenneth D. Candido, MD, Maunak V. Rana, MD, and Maxim Eckmann, MD.
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  7. 2016;19;267-280High Frequency Spinal Cord Stimulation at 10 kHz for the Treatment of Chronic Pain: 6-Month Australian Clinical Experience
    Retrospective Review
    Marc Russo, MBBS, Paul Verrills, MBBS, Bruce Mitchell, MBBS, John Salmon, MBBS, Adele Barnard, PhD, and Danielle Santarelli, PhD.
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  8. 2016;19;281-292The Effectiveness of Alcohol Versus Phenol Based Splanchnic Nerve Neurolysis for the Treatment of Intra-Abdominal Cancer Pain
    Retrospective Analysis
    Dhanalakshmi Koyyalagunta, MD, Mitchell P Engle, MD, PhD, Jun Yu, MD, Lei Feng, MS, and Diane M. Novy, PhD.
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  9. 2016;19;293-298What Is the Role of Epidural Steroid Injections in Lumbar Spinal Disease with Moderate Disability?
    Prospective Evaluation
    Jae Ho Choi, MD, Jae-Young Hong, MD, PhD, Seung-Woo Suh, MD, PhD, Jae-Hyuk Yang, MD, Si-Young Park, MD, PhD, Jung-Ho Park, MD, PhD, and Sung-Jun Hong, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF
  10. 2016;19;299-306Measuring the Quality of Pudendal Nerve Perineural Injections
    Case Series
    Stanley Antolak, Jr., MD, Christopher Antolak, MD, and Lisa Lendway, PhD.
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  11. 2016;19;E547-E557Factors Associated with the Outcome of Ultrasound-Guided Trochanteric Bursa Injection in Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study
    Retrospective Evaluation
    Ki Deok Park, MD, PhD, Woo Yong Lee, MD, Jihae Lee, MD, Min-Ho Park, MD, Jae Ki Ahn, MD, and Yongbum Park, MD.
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  12. 2016;19;E559-E567Sequential Transarterial Embolization Followed by Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Is Safe and Effective in Pain Management in Vertebral Metastases
    Retrospective Evaluation
    Fu-An Wang, MD, Shi-Cheng He, MD, En-Hua Xiao, MD, PhD, Shu-Xiang Wang, MD, Ling Sun, MD, Peng-Hua LV, MD, PhD, and Wen-Nuo Huang, MD.
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  13. 2016;19;E569-E579What Is the Prevalence of Symptomatic Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in Chronic Spinal Pain Patients? An Assessment of the Correlation of OSAS with Chronic Opioid Therapy, Obesity, and Smoking
    Retrospective Analysis
    Sanjana Pampati, BS, BA, and Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD.
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  14. 2016;19;E581-E587The Role of Immunoglobulin E in the Pathogenesis of Ketamine Related Cystitis and Ulcerative Interstitial Cystitis: An Immunohistochemical Study
    Prospective Evaluation
    Jia-Fong Jhang, MD, Yung-Hsiang Hsu, MD, Yuan-Hong Jiang, MD, and Hann-Chorng Kuo, MD.
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  15. 2016;19;E589-E600Pentoxifylline Ameliorates Mechanical Hyperalgesia in a Rat Model of Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathic Pain
    Animal Study
    Hee Kee Kim, PhD, Seon-Hee Hwang, PhD, Sing-Ong Lee, MD, Sung Hoon Kim, MD, and Salahadin Abdi, MD, PhD.
    ABSTRACTPDF
  16. 2016;19;E601-E611Microstructural Abnormalities in Gray Matter of Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia: A Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging Study
    Observational Study
    Yi Zhang, MD, Tian Yu, MD, PhD, Bangyong Qin, MD, Ying Li, MD, Ganjun Song, BSMT, and Buwei Yu, MD.
    ABSTRACTPDF
  17. 2016;19;E613-E619Comparison of Intrathecal Concentrations of Acyclovir following Epidural and Intravenous Administration in Rats
    Animal Study
    Jae Hun Kim, MD, PhD, Mi Kyoung Lee, MD, PhD, Jung Eun Kim, MD, Se Hee Kim, MD, and Sang Sik Choi, MD, PhD.
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  18. 2016;19;E621-E623Near Death Experience from Placement of an Intrathecal Catheter
    Case Report
    Devang Padalia, MD, Navdeep Jassal, MD, and Sagar Patel, BS.
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  19. 2016;19;E625-E629Fluoroscopically Guided C2 Percutaneous Vertebroplasty: A Surgical Technique Note on an Anterior Ascending Approach
    Technical Report
    Kuo-Wei Wang, MD, MSc, Hao-Kuang Wang, MD, PhD, Kang Lu, MD, PhD, Cheng-Loong Liang, MD, PhD, Ya-Wen Chen, RN, MSN, and Po-Chou Liliang, MD.
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  20. 2016;19;E631-E635Pain Relief in CRPS-II after Spinal Cord and Motor Cortex Simultaneous Dual Stimulation
    Case Report
    William OC Lopez, MD, Danilo C. Barbosa, MD, Manoel J Teixera, MD, PhD, Martin Paiz, MD, Leonardo Moura, MD, Bernardo A. Monaco, MD, and Erich T Fonoff, MD, PhD.
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  21. 2016;19;E637-E642Chronic Bilateral Sphenopalatine Ganglion Stimulation for Intractable Bilateral Chronic Cluster Headache: A Case Report
    Case Report
    Da-wei Meng, MD, Jian-guo Zhang, MD, PhD, Zhong Zheng, MD, Xiu Wang, MD, Fang Luo, MD, and Kai Zhang, MD, PhD.
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  22. 2016;19;E643-E648Novel Single Puncture Approach for Simplicity 3 Sacral Plexus Radiofrequency Ablation: Technical Note
    Systematic Review
    Christopher J Gilligan, MD, Jennifer C. Shih, MD, Viet L. Cai, MD, Joshua A. Hirsch, MD, Christopher Rodrigues, RT, and Zubin D. Irani, MBBS.
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  23. 2016;19;E653-E656Ultrasound-Guided Phrenic Nerve Block for Intractable Hiccups following Placement of Esophageal Stent for Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
    Case Report
    David Arsanious, BS, Spiro Khoury, MD, Edgar Martinez, MD, Ali Nawras, MD, Gregory Filatoff, MD, Hossam Ajabnoor, MBBS, Umar Darr, MD, and Joseph Atallah, MD.
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  24. 2016;19;E657-E658In Defense of the Meticulous: A Case Against Ambiguity, and a Time to Standardize
    Brief Commentary
    Jatinder S Gill, MD, Milan Stojanovic, MD, and Thomas T. Simopoulos, MD.
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  25. 2016;19;E659-E666Evaluation of Somatosensory Evoked Potential and Pain Rating Index in a Patient with Spinal Cord Injury Accepted Cell Therapy
    Case Report
    Rongrong Hua, MD, Ping Li, MD, Xiaodong Wang, PhD, Jing Yang, MD, Pei Zheng, MD, Xinxin Niu, MD, Yan Li, MD, and Yihua An, PhD.
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  26. 2016;19;E667-E669Ultrasound-Guided Diagnosis and Treatment of Meralgia Paresthetica
    Brief Commentary
    Sule Sahin Onat, MD, Ayse Merve Ata, MD, and Levent Ozcakar, MD.
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  27. 2016;19;E671-E674Late Extrusion of an Implantable Pulse Generator of a Spinal Cord Stimulator
    Brief Commentary
    Joseph Rabi, MD, and Magdalena Anitescu, MD, PhD.
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  28. 2016;19;E675-E680Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Far-Migrated Disc Herniation through Two Working Channels
    Case Report
    Xinbo Wu, MD, Guoxin Fan, MD, Xiaofei Guan, MD, Yanjie Zhu, MD, Longfei Huang, MD, Shisheng He, MD, and Xin Gu, MD.
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  29. 2016;19;E681-E682Comments on Effect of High-Volume Injectate in Lumbar Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections
    Letter to the Editor
    Shikha Awal, MD, Anil Agarwal, MD, Sandeep Khuba, MD, and Varun Singla, MD.
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  30. 2016;19;E681-E683In Response to Letter to Editor: Use of High Volume Injectate for Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection via Transforaminal Approach Might Not Be Justifiable
    Response
    Eun Hee Chun, MD, Hahck Soo Park, MD, PhD, Won Joong Kim, MD, PhD, and Daniel H. Kim, MD.
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  31. 2016;19;E684-E686Continuous Analgesia Using a Multi-Holed Catheter in Serratus Plane for Thoracic Surgery
    Letter to the Editor
    Marta Carrio Font, MD, Jose Navarro-Martinez, MD, Sergio Bolufer Nadal, MD, Carlos Galvez Munoz, MD, Maria Galiana-Ivars, MD, and Pablo Cuesta Montero, MD.
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  32. 2016;19;E684-E686In Response to Font et al
    Response
    Rajashree Madabushi, MD, Saipriya Tewari, MD, Amita Agarwal, MD, Anil Agarwal, MD, and Sujeet KS Gautam, MD.
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  33. 2016;19;E687-E688Demystify the Insidious Role of Lumbar Disc Degeneration In Low Back Pain
    Letter to the Editor
    Xiulu Ruan, MD.
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  34. 2016;19-E649-E652Facetoplasty Using Radiofrequency Thermocoagulation for Facet Joint Hypertrophy
    Case Report
    Jinyoung Oh, MD, Daehyun Jo, MD, PhD, Koohyun Kim, MD, Jungwoo Shim, MD, and Misun Roh, MD.
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  35. 2016;19;E531-E546Utilization of Interventional Techniques in Managing Chronic Pain In Medicare Population from 2000 to 2014: An Analysis of Patterns of Utilization
    Health Policy
    Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD, Vidyasagar Pampati, MSc, and Joshua A. Hirsch, MD.
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