| Rank |
Title |
Journal |
Year |
PubWeight™‹?› |
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1
|
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.
|
Lancet
|
2012
|
26.95
|
|
2
|
Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: a joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2007
|
9.88
|
|
3
|
Low back pain.
|
N Engl J Med
|
2001
|
9.70
|
|
4
|
Musculoskeletal pain in the Netherlands: prevalences, consequences and risk groups, the DMC(3)-study.
|
Pain
|
2003
|
4.83
|
|
5
|
Pulsed and continuous radiofrequency current adjacent to the cervical dorsal root ganglion of the rat induces late cellular activity in the dorsal horn.
|
Anesthesiology
|
2005
|
4.42
|
|
6
|
Clinically important outcomes in low back pain.
|
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol
|
2005
|
3.50
|
|
7
|
Diagnostic evaluation of low back pain with emphasis on imaging.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2002
|
3.32
|
|
8
|
The role of neuroinflammation and neuroimmune activation in persistent pain.
|
Pain
|
2001
|
3.15
|
|
9
|
Percutaneous radio-frequency neurotomy for chronic cervical zygapophyseal-joint pain.
|
N Engl J Med
|
1996
|
3.14
|
|
10
|
Neuronal plasticity and signal transduction in nociceptive neurons: implications for the initiation and maintenance of pathological pain.
|
Neurobiol Dis
|
2001
|
2.49
|
|
11
|
Injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity requires C-low threshold mechanoreceptors.
|
Nature
|
2009
|
2.45
|
|
12
|
Cervical medial branch blocks for chronic cervical facet joint pain: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial with one-year follow-up.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2008
|
2.39
|
|
13
|
Randomized placebo-controlled study evaluating lateral branch radiofrequency denervation for sacroiliac joint pain.
|
Anesthesiology
|
2008
|
2.32
|
|
14
|
Diagnostic imaging for low back pain: advice for high-value health care from the American College of Physicians.
|
Ann Intern Med
|
2011
|
2.29
|
|
15
|
Hepatic metastases: percutaneous radio-frequency ablation with cooled-tip electrodes.
|
Radiology
|
1997
|
2.27
|
|
16
|
Minimal clinically important difference. Low back pain: outcome measures.
|
J Rheumatol
|
2001
|
2.21
|
|
17
|
Evaluating common outcomes for measuring treatment success for chronic low back pain.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2011
|
2.19
|
|
18
|
Ultrastructural changes in axons following exposure to pulsed radiofrequency fields.
|
Pain Pract
|
2009
|
2.17
|
|
19
|
Comparative outcomes of cooled versus traditional radiofrequency ablation of the lateral branches for sacroiliac joint pain.
|
Clin J Pain
|
2013
|
2.07
|
|
20
|
Immune activation: the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines in inflammation, illness responses and pathological pain states.
|
Pain
|
1995
|
1.92
|
|
21
|
Radiofrequency tissue ablation: increased lesion diameter with a perfusion electrode.
|
Acad Radiol
|
1996
|
1.89
|
|
22
|
Thresholds for thermal damage to normal tissues: an update.
|
Int J Hyperthermia
|
2011
|
1.86
|
|
23
|
Inflammatory back pain in primary care.
|
Br J Rheumatol
|
1995
|
1.81
|
|
24
|
Large-volume tissue ablation with radio frequency by using a clustered, internally cooled electrode technique: laboratory and clinical experience in liver metastases.
|
Radiology
|
1998
|
1.74
|
|
25
|
Tissue ablation with radiofrequency: effect of probe size, gauge, duration, and temperature on lesion volume.
|
Acad Radiol
|
1995
|
1.71
|
|
26
|
Acute peripheral inflammation induces moderate glial activation and spinal IL-1beta expression that correlates with pain behavior in the rat.
|
Brain Res
|
1999
|
1.70
|
|
27
|
Nerve sprouting induced by radiofrequency catheter ablation in dogs.
|
Heart Rhythm
|
2004
|
1.60
|
|
28
|
Nerve injury proximal or distal to the DRG induces similar spinal glial activation and selective cytokine expression but differential behavioral responses to pharmacologic treatment.
|
J Comp Neurol
|
2001
|
1.57
|
|
29
|
Chronic central pain after spinal cord injury.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
1997
|
1.54
|
|
30
|
Unsuspected damage to lumbar zygapophyseal (facet) joints after motor-vehicle accidents.
|
Med J Aust
|
1989
|
1.52
|
|
31
|
Traumatic injury to peripheral nerves.
|
Muscle Nerve
|
2000
|
1.51
|
|
32
|
Learning and memory in pain pathways.
|
Pain
|
2000
|
1.49
|
|
33
|
Efficacy and validity of radiofrequency neurotomy for chronic lumbar zygapophysial joint pain.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2000
|
1.48
|
|
34
|
Indicators of lumbar zygapophyseal joint pain: survey of an expert panel with the Delphi technique.
|
Phys Ther
|
2007
|
1.46
|
|
35
|
The trend in total cost of back pain in The Netherlands in the period 2002 to 2007.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2011
|
1.46
|
|
36
|
Inflammatory responses and morphological changes of radiofrequency-induced rat sciatic nerve fibres.
|
Eur J Pain
|
2013
|
1.39
|
|
37
|
High-frequency loading of lumbar ligaments increases proinflammatory cytokines expression in a feline model of repetitive musculoskeletal disorder.
|
Spine J
|
2010
|
1.38
|
|
38
|
The histologic effects of pulsed and continuous radiofrequency lesions at 42 degrees C to rat dorsal root ganglion and sciatic nerve.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2005
|
1.30
|
|
39
|
Central hypersensitivity in chronic pain after whiplash injury.
|
Clin J Pain
|
2001
|
1.30
|
|
40
|
Complex regional pain syndrome: a comprehensive and critical review.
|
Autoimmun Rev
|
2013
|
1.29
|
|
41
|
Widespread sensory hypersensitivity is a feature of chronic whiplash-associated disorder but not chronic idiopathic neck pain.
|
Clin J Pain
|
2005
|
1.27
|
|
42
|
Minimal clinically important change for pain intensity and disability in patients with nonspecific low back pain.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2007
|
1.19
|
|
43
|
Systematic assessment of diagnostic accuracy and therapeutic utility of lumbar facet joint interventions.
|
Pain Physician
|
2009
|
1.17
|
|
44
|
Lumbar facet pain: biomechanics, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.
|
J Biomech
|
1996
|
1.16
|
|
45
|
Metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 5 (mGlu5) and nociceptive function. I. Selective blockade of mGlu5 receptors in models of acute, persistent and chronic pain.
|
Neuropharmacology
|
2001
|
1.16
|
|
46
|
Mechanoreceptor endings in human cervical facet joints.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
1994
|
1.12
|
|
47
|
Inflammatory cytokines released from the facet joint tissue in degenerative lumbar spinal disorders.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2004
|
1.11
|
|
48
|
Distribution of A-delta and C-fiber receptors in the cervical facet joint capsule and their response to stretch.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
2006
|
1.10
|
|
49
|
Percutaneous lumbar zygapophysial (Facet) joint neurotomy using radiofrequency current, in the management of chronic low back pain: a randomized double-blind trial.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2008
|
1.10
|
|
50
|
Protein kinase C in pain: involvement of multiple isoforms.
|
Pharmacol Res
|
2007
|
1.09
|
|
51
|
Joint distraction magnitude is associated with different behavioral outcomes and substance P levels for cervical facet joint loading in the rat.
|
J Pain
|
2009
|
1.08
|
|
52
|
Capsular ligament involvement in the development of mechanical hyperalgesia after facet joint loading: behavioral and inflammatory outcomes in a rodent model of pain.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
2008
|
1.04
|
|
53
|
Traumatic lumbosacral dislocation.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2000
|
1.02
|
|
54
|
Neuronal hyperexcitability in the dorsal horn after painful facet joint injury.
|
Pain
|
2010
|
1.02
|
|
55
|
Radiofrequency neurolysis in a clinical model. Neuropathological correlation.
|
J Neurosurg
|
1981
|
1.00
|
|
56
|
Factors that affect radiofrequency heat lesion size.
|
Pain Med
|
2014
|
0.99
|
|
57
|
The roles of spatial recruitment and discharge frequency in spinal cord coding of pain: a combined electrophysiological and imaging investigation.
|
Pain
|
1993
|
0.99
|
|
58
|
Serotonergic neural precursor cell grafts attenuate bilateral hyperexcitability of dorsal horn neurons after spinal hemisection in rat.
|
Neuroscience
|
2003
|
0.99
|
|
59
|
Lumbosacral fracture-dislocations. A report of four cases.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Br
|
1981
|
0.98
|
|
60
|
Wallerian degeneration is required for both neuropathic pain and sympathetic sprouting into the DRG.
|
Pain
|
1997
|
0.97
|
|
61
|
Substance P innervation of lumbar spine facet joints.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
1993
|
0.97
|
|
62
|
A comparison of the neuroablative effects of conventional and pulsed radiofrequency techniques.
|
Clin J Pain
|
2008
|
0.96
|
|
63
|
Neural response of cervical facet joint capsule to stretch: a study of whiplash pain mechanism.
|
Stapp Car Crash J
|
2005
|
0.95
|
|
64
|
Does facet joint inflammation induce radiculopathy?: an investigation using a rat model of lumbar facet joint inflammation.
|
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2007
|
0.95
|
|
65
|
Morphological basis for back pain: the demonstration of nerve fibers and neuropeptides in the lumbar facet joint capsule but not in ligamentum flavum.
|
J Orthop Res
|
1992
|
0.94
|
|
66
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Traumatic lumbosacral dislocation: case report.
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Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
|
2001
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0.94
|
|
67
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The effects of controlled mechanical loading on group-II, III, and IV afferent units from the lumbar facet joint and surrounding tissue. An in vitro study.
|
J Bone Joint Surg Am
|
1992
|
0.92
|
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68
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Simulated whiplash modulates expression of the glutamatergic system in the spinal cord suggesting spinal plasticity is associated with painful dynamic cervical facet loading.
|
J Neurotrauma
|
2010
|
0.92
|
|
69
|
Tensile stretching of cervical facet joint capsule and related axonal changes.
|
Eur Spine J
|
2007
|
0.92
|
|
70
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Delayed onset muscle soreness: effect of an ischaemic block upon mechanical allodynia in humans.
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Pain
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2000
|
0.91
|
|
71
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Spinal neuronal plasticity is evident within 1 day after a painful cervical facet joint injury.
|
Neurosci Lett
|
2013
|
0.91
|
|
72
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A comparison of pulsed radiofrequency and continuous radiofrequency on thermocoagulation of egg white in vitro.
|
Pain Physician
|
2006
|
0.91
|
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73
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is upregulated in the cervical dorsal root ganglia and spinal cord and contributes to the maintenance of pain from facet joint injury in the rat.
|
J Neurosci Res
|
2013
|
0.90
|
|
74
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Astrocyte regulation of CNS inflammation and remyelination.
|
Brain Sci
|
2013
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0.90
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75
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Metabotropic glutamate receptor-5 and protein kinase C-epsilon increase in dorsal root ganglion neurons and spinal glial activation in an adolescent rat model of painful neck injury.
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J Neurotrauma
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2010
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0.89
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76
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Innervation of lumbar zygapophyseal joint synovial folds.
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Acta Orthop Scand
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1987
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0.88
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77
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Localization of substance P and neurofilament immunoreactive fibers in the lumbar facet joint capsule and supraspinous ligament of the rabbit.
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Brain Res
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1988
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0.88
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78
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Mechanosensitive afferent units in the lumbar intervertebral disc and adjacent muscle.
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Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
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1993
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0.87
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79
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Pulsed radiofrequency effects on the lumbar ganglion of the rat dorsal root: a morphological light and transmission electron microscopy study at acute stage.
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Eur Spine J
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2009
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0.87
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80
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Bilateral facet dislocation on L4-L5 without neurologic deficit.
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J Spinal Disord Tech
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2005
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0.87
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81
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Whiplash-like facet joint loading initiates glutamatergic responses in the DRG and spinal cord associated with behavioral hypersensitivity.
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Brain Res
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2012
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0.86
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82
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Schwann cell proliferation and macrophage infiltration are evident at day 14 after painful cervical nerve root compression in the rat.
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J Neurotrauma
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2011
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0.85
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83
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Early afferent activity from the facet joint after painful trauma to its capsule potentiates neuronal excitability and glutamate signaling in the spinal cord.
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Pain
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2014
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0.85
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84
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Change in excitability and phenotype of substance P and its receptor in cat Abeta sensory neurons following peripheral inflammation.
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Brain Res
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2001
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0.83
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85
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An anatomical and immunohistochemical characterization of afferents innervating the C6-C7 facet joint after painful joint loading in the rat.
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Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
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2013
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0.83
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86
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Lumbar nerve root injury induces central nervous system neuroimmune activation and neuroinflammation in the rat: relationship to painful radiculopathy.
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0.83
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87
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Neural Ablation and Regeneration in Pain Practice.
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Korean J Pain
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0.83
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The dominant class of somatosensory neurone recorded in the spinal dorsal horn of awake sheep has wide dynamic range properties.
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0.81
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89
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Water-cooled radiofrequency: a neuroablative or a neuromodulatory modality with broader applications?
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0.81
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90
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Transient spinal cord ischemia induces temporary hypersensitivity of dorsal horn wide dynamic range neurons to myelinated, but not unmyelinated, fiber input.
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J Neurophysiol
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1992
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0.80
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91
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Intra-articular nerve growth factor regulates development, but not maintenance, of injury-induced facet joint pain & spinal neuronal hypersensitivity.
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Size, form and structural peculiarities of experimental brailesions obtained by thermocontrolled radiofrequency.
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The role of graded nerve root compression on axonal damage, neuropeptide changes, and pain-related behaviors.
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Pulsed radiofrequency: a review of the basic science as applied to the pathophysiology of radicular pain: a call for clinical translation.
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Prostaglandin release from lumbar disc and facet joint tissue.
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Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
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0.77
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97
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Human lumbar zygapophyseal joint inferior recess synovial folds: a light microscope examination.
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0.75
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