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List of works by Nobuyasu Ochiai

18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET for patients with suspected spondylitis showing Modic change

scientific article published on December 2010

A case of symptomatic extra-foraminal lumbosacral stenosis ("far-out syndrome") diagnosed by diffusion tensor imaging.

scientific article published in June 2012

Acute lumbar spinal pseudogout attack after instrumented surgery

scientific article published in November 2012

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of Wang Kai et al. concerning "Radiographic evaluation of indirect decompression of mini-open anterior retroperitoneal lumbar interbody fusion: oblique lateral interbody fusion for degenerated lumbar spondylolisthe

scientific article published on 20 October 2017

Anti-RANKL antibodies decrease CGRP expression in dorsal root ganglion neurons innervating injured lumbar intervertebral discs in rats.

scientific article published on 14 June 2015

Assessment of gait in a rat model of myofascial inflammation using the CatWalk system

scientific article published in October 2011

Assessment of pain-related behavior and pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in the rat rotator cuff tear model.

scientific article published on 9 September 2013

Change in Modic type 1 and 2 signals after posterolateral fusion surgery

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

Characteristics of sensory DRG neurons innervating the wrist joint in rats

scientific article published on 27 June 2006

Clinical applications of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging of the lumbar foraminal nerve root entrapment.

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Comparison of teriparatide and bisphosphonate treatment to reduce pedicle screw loosening after lumbar spinal fusion surgery in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis from a bone quality perspective

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Degeneration and recovery of the neuromuscular junction after application of extracorporeal shock wave therapy

scientific article published on March 27, 2012

Dichotomizing sensory nerve fibers innervating both the lumbar vertebral body and the area surrounding the iliac crest: a possible mechanism of referred lateral back pain from lumbar vertebral body

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Differences in damage to CGRP immunoreactive sensory nerves after two lumbar surgical approaches: investigation using humans and rats

scientific article published in February 2012

Difficulty of diagnosing the origin of lower leg pain in patients with both lumbar spinal stenosis and hip joint osteoarthritis

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Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging to differentiate degenerative from infectious endplate abnormalities in the lumbar spine

scientific article published on 01 February 2011

Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of symptomatic nerve root of patients with lumbar disk herniation.

scientific article published on 16 November 2010

Direct application of the TNF-alpha inhibitor, etanercept, does not affect CGRP expression and phenotypic change of DRG neurons following application of nucleus pulposus onto injured sciatic nerves in rats

scientific article published on 01 October 2008

Direct application of the tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor, etanercept, into a punctured intervertebral disc decreases calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

scientific article published in January 2011

Direct evidence for sensory innervation of the dorsal portion of the Co5/6 coccygeal intervertebral disc in rats

scientific article published on 01 June 2010

Direct single injection of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase inhibitor does not affect calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in dorsal root ganglion neurons innervating punctured discs in rats

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Effect of applying p75NTR saporin to a punctured intervertebral disc on calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons

scientific article published in May 2010

Effectiveness of L2 spinal nerve infiltration for selective discogenic low back pain patients

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Efficacy of Anti-NaV1.7 Antibody on the Sensory Nervous System in a Rat Model of Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Injury

scientific article published on May 2016

Efficacy of Direct Injection of Etanercept into Knee Joints for Pain in Moderate and Severe Knee Osteoarthritis

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Efficacy of combination of meloxicam and pregabalin for pain in knee osteoarthritis

scientific article published on September 2013

Efficacy of epidural administration of anti-interleukin-6 receptor antibody onto spinal nerve for treatment of sciatica

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Efficacy of hyaluronic acid or steroid injections for the treatment of a rat model of rotator cuff injury

scientific article published on 3 July 2015

Epidural administration of spinal nerves with the tumor necrosis factor-alpha inhibitor, etanercept, compared with dexamethasone for treatment of sciatica in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective randomized study

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Evaluation of behavior and neuropeptide markers of pain in a simple, sciatic nerve-pinch pain model in rats.

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Existence of a neuropathic pain component in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

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Existence of nerve growth factor receptors, tyrosine kinase a and p75 neurotrophin receptors in intervertebral discs and on dorsal root ganglion neurons innervating intervertebral discs in rats

scientific article published in September 2008

Existence of pyogenic spondylitis in Modic type 1 change without other signs of infection: 2-year follow-up

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Extracorporeal shockwaves induce the expression of ATF3 and GAP-43 in rat dorsal root ganglion neurons.

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Incidence of osteonecrosis associated with corticosteroid therapy among different underlying diseases: prospective MRI study

scientific article published on August 24, 2011

Inhibiting nerve growth factor or its receptors downregulates calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in rat lumbar dorsal root ganglia innervating injured intervertebral discs.

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Injection of bupivacaine into disc space to detect painful nonunion after anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) surgery in patients with discogenic low back pain

scientific article published on March 2014

Injection of nuclear factor-kappa B decoy into the sciatic nerve suppresses mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in a rat inflammatory pain model

scientific article published in December 2006

Investigation of dichotomizing sensory nerve fibers projecting to the lumbar multifidus muscles and intervertebral disc or facet joint or sacroiliac joint in rats

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L2 spinal nerve-block effects on acute low back pain from osteoporotic vertebral fracture

scientific article published in August 2009

Long-term intravenous administration of antibiotics for lumbar spinal surgery prolongs the duration of hospital stay and time to normalize body temperature after surgery

scientific article published in December 2008

Low affinity NGF receptor (p75 neurotrophin receptor) inhibitory antibody reduces pain behavior and CGRP expression in DRG in the mouse sciatic nerve crush model

scientific article published on 01 March 2010

Low back pain after lumbar discectomy in patients showing endplate modic type 1 change

scientific article published in June 2010

Lumbar disc degeneration induces persistent groin pain

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Macroscopic and histologic evaluation of a rat model of chronic rotator cuff tear

scientific article published on 13 July 2016

Mini-Open Anterior Retroperitoneal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion for Degenerated Lumbar Spinal Kyphoscoliosis

scientific article published on 28 July 2015

Mini-Open Anterior Retroperitoneal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Spinal Degeneration Disease

scientific article published on July 2015

More than 6 Months of Teriparatide Treatment Was More Effective for Bone Union than Shorter Treatment Following Lumbar Posterolateral Fusion Surgery

scientific article published on 28 July 2015

Nerve growth factor of cultured medium extracted from human degenerative nucleus pulposus promotes sensory nerve growth and induces substance p in vitro

scientific article published in October 2009

No acceleration of intervertebral disc degeneration after a single injection of bupivacaine in young age group with follow-up of 5 years

scientific article published on 4 September 2013

Nuclear factor-kappa B decoy suppresses nerve injury and improves mechanical allodynia and thermal hyperalgesia in a rat lumbar disc herniation model

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One, two-, and three-level instrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine with a local bone graft: a prospective study with a 2-year follow-up

scientific article published in August 2011

Pain-related sensory innervation in monoiodoacetate-induced osteoarthritis in rat knees that gradually develops neuronal injury in addition to inflammatory pain

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Percutaneously absorbed NSAIDs attenuate local production of proinflammatory cytokines and suppress the expression of c-Fos in the spinal cord of a rodent model of knee osteoarthritis

scientific article published on 26 November 2011

Primary sensory neurons with dichotomizing axons projecting to the facet joint and the low back muscle in rats

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Progressive change in joint degeneration in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis treated with fentanyl in a randomized trial

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Proinflammatory cytokines in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with lumbar radiculopathy

scientific article published on 17 October 2010

Radial shock waves effectively introduced NF-kappa B decoy into rat achilles tendon cells in vitro

scientific article published in August 2010

Radiographic evaluation of indirect decompression of mini-open anterior retroperitoneal lumbar interbody fusion: oblique lateral interbody fusion for degenerated lumbar spondylolisthesis

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Radiographic evaluation of monocortical versus tricortical purchase approaches in lumbosacral fixation with sacral pedicle screws: a prospective study of ninety consecutive patients

scientific article published in October 2010

Relationship between neuropathy proximal to the suprascapular nerve and rotator cuff tear in a rodent model

scientific article published on 12 January 2018

Results of surgery for discogenic low back pain: a randomized study using discography versus discoblock for diagnosis

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Risedronate decreases bone resorption and improves low back pain in postmenopausal osteoporosis patients without vertebral fractures

scientific article published on 30 December 2009

Rotational hypermobility of disc wedging using kinematic CT: preliminary study to investigate the instability of discs in degenerated scoliosis in the lumbar spine

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Sensory and autonomic innervation of the cervical intervertebral disc in rats: the pathomechanics of chronic discogenic neck pain.

scientific article published in July 2012

Sensory innervation of rat contracture shoulder model

scientific article published on May 18, 2012

Single-level instrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine with a local bone graft versus an iliac crest bone graft: a prospective, randomized study with a 2-year follow-up

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Single-level instrumented posterolateral fusion versus non-instrumented anterior interbody fusion for lumbar spondylolisthesis: a prospective study with a 2-year follow-up

scientific article published on 13 May 2011

Surgical versus nonsurgical treatment of selected patients with discogenic low back pain: a small-sized randomized trial

scientific article published in March 2011

Teriparatide accelerates lumbar posterolateral fusion in women with postmenopausal osteoporosis: prospective study

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The effects of risedronate and exercise on osteoporotic lumbar rat vertebrae and their sensory innervation

scientific article published on October 2010

Transdermal fentanyl for chronic low back pain

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Tumor necrosis factor-α-immunoreactive cells in nucleus pulposus in adolescent patients with lumbar disc herniation

scientific article published in March 2013

Uni- and bilateral instrumented posterolateral fusion of the lumbar spine with local bone grafting: a prospective study with a 2-year follow-up

scientific article published in December 2011