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List of works by Junichi Nakamura

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

A comparative study of flat surface design and medial pivot design in posterior cruciate-retaining total knee arthroplasty: a matched pair cohort study of two years

scientific article published on 18 July 2018

A novel rat model of hip pain by intra-articular injection of nerve growth factor-characteristics of sensory innervation and inflammatory arthritis.

scientific article published on 2 April 2015

A surgical treatment for adult muscular torticollis

scientific article published on 16 May 2013

Acute lumbar spinal pseudogout attack after instrumented surgery

scientific article published in November 2012

Advanced glycation end products are associated with sarcopenia in older women: aging marker dynamics

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Analysis of skeletal muscle mass in women over 40 with degenerative lumbar scoliosis

scientific article published on 04 December 2018

Answer to the Letter to the Editor of V. B. Safer et al. concerning "Analysis of skeletal muscle mass in women over 40 with degenerative lumbar scoliosis" by Eguchi Y et al. (Eur Spine J; 2018: doi:10.1007/s00586-018-5845-0)

scientific article published on 23 January 2019

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

Anterolateral Corrective Lumbar Corpectomy and Interbody Fusion by Using Extended Screw Fixation without Posterior Instrumentation for Posttraumatic Kyphosis

scientific article published on 18 July 2013

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

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

scientific article published on 01 May 2010

Change of Lumbar Ligamentum Flavum after Indirect Decompression Using Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Classification of Chronic Back Muscle Degeneration after Spinal Surgery and Its Relationship with Low Back Pain

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Clinical incidence of sacroiliac joint arthritis and pain after sacropelvic fixation for spinal deformity

scientific article published on March 2012

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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Corticosteroids and low bone mineral density affect hip cartilage in systemic lupus erythematosus patients: Quantitative T2 mapping.

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Decreased calcitonin gene-related peptide expression in the dorsal root ganglia of TNF-deficient mice in a monoiodoacetate-induced knee osteoarthritis model

scientific article published on October 2015

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

scientific article published on 27 March 2012

Delayed surgical treatment for a traumatic bilateral cervical facet joint dislocation using a posterior-anterior approach: a case report

scientific article published on 9 January 2013

Diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy using simultaneous MR neurography and apparent T2 mapping

scientific article published on 23 April 2020

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 tensor tractography of the lumbar nerves before a direct lateral transpsoas approach to treat degenerative lumbar scoliosis

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty with a novel mobile traction table -a prospective cohort study

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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

Distribution of hip pain in osteoarthritis patients secondary to developmental dysplasia of the hip.

scientific article published on 11 April 2012

Do Physical Symptoms Predict the Outcome of Surgical Fusion in Patients with Discogenic Low Back Pain?

scientific article published on 16 June 2016

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

Effect of duloxetine on neuropathic pain in patients intolerant to continuous administration of pregabalin

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

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 TachoSil, a Fibrin-Based Hemostat, for Anterior Lumbar Spine Surgery

scientific article published on 17 October 2016

Efficacy of anti-nerve growth factor therapy for discogenic neck pain in rats

scientific article published on 01 June 2014

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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English publication rate of 3,205 abstracts presented at the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association and the Annual Research Meeting of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association

scientific article published on 20 July 2013

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 expression of NaV1.7 in dorsal root ganglia after sciatic nerve compression and application of nucleus pulposus in rats

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Evaluation of behavior and expression of receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand in dorsal root Ganglia after sciatic nerve compression and application of nucleus pulposus in rats

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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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Evaluation of pain behavior and calcitonin gene-related peptide immunoreactive sensory nerve fibers in the spinal dorsal horn after sciatic nerve compression and application of nucleus pulposus in rats

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Evaluation of the location of intervertebral cages during oblique lateral interbody fusion surgery to achieve sagittal correction

scientific article published on 27 November 2017

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

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

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

scientific article published on 24 August 2011

Increase of TRPV1-immunoreactivity in dorsal root ganglia neurons innervating the femur in a rat model of osteoporosis

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Inflammatory pain-related traits of sensory DRG neurons innervating the hip joints

scientific article published on 23 December 2016

Inhibiting Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Injured Intervertebral Discs Attenuates Pain-Related Neuropeptide Expression in Dorsal Root Ganglia in Rats

scientific article published on 7 August 2017

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

Inter-observer and intra-observer reliabilities of the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare type classification system for osteonecrosis of the femoral head

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Interspinous Ligament Lidocaine and Steroid Injections for the Management of Baastrup's Disease: A Case Series

scientific article published on 9 June 2014

Intra-articular injection of mono-iodoacetate induces osteoarthritis of the hip in rats

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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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Lateral insertion is a good prognostic factor after in situ fixation in slipped capital femoral epiphysis

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Less invasive corrective surgery using oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) including L5-S1 fusion for severe lumbar kyphoscoliosis due to L4 compression fracture in a patient with Parkinson's disease: a case report

scientific article published on 7 April 2015

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

scientific article published in June 2010

Lower Lumbar Segmental Arteries Can Intersect Over the Intervertebral Disc in the Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Approach With a Risk for Arterial Injury: Radiological Analysis of Lumbar Segmental Arteries by Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

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Lumbar disc degeneration induces persistent groin pain

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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

Modified and systematically-designed installation procedure for spinal cord stimulation in the decubitus position under local anesthesia: a introductory technical case report

scientific article published on 15 August 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

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

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

One-Year Prospective Evaluation of the Technique of Percutaneous Cortical Bone Trajectory Spondylodesis in Comparison with Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Fixation: A Preliminary Report with Technical Note

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Osteoporotic Pain is Associated with Increased Transient Receptor Vanilloid 4 Expression in the Dorsal Root Ganglia of Ovariectomized Osteoporotic Rats: A Pilot Basic Study

scientific article published on 07 April 2018

Outcome of patients with Legg-Calvé-Perthes onset before 6 years of age.

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Pain-related behavior and the characteristics of dorsal-root ganglia in a rat model of hip osteoarthritis induced by mono-iodoacetate.

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PainVision Apparatus Is Effective for Assessing Low Back Pain

scientific article published on 17 December 2014

Pathomechanisms and management of osteoporotic pain with no traumatic evidence

scientific article published on 20 December 2017

Perioperative Complications in 155 Patients Who Underwent Oblique Lateral Interbody Fusion Surgery: Perspectives and Indications From a Retrospective, Multicenter Survey

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Pilot study of oblique lumbar interbody fusion using mobile percutaneous pedicle screw and validation by a three-dimensional finite element assessment

scientific article published on 13 April 2020

Platelet-rich plasma enhances bone union in posterolateral lumbar fusion: A prospective randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Post-Operative Spinal Epidural Hematoma after Thoracic and Lumbar Spinous Process-Splitting Laminectomy for Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Posterior and anterior spinal fusion for the management of deformities in patients with Parkinson's disease

scientific article published on 02 September 2013

Postoperative lumbar spinal stenosis after intertransverse fusion with granules of hydroxyapatite: a case report

scientific article published on 7 November 2012

Predictive factors for acetabular labral lesions in osteoarthritis of the hip with radial magnetic resonance imaging--a cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 19 March 2014

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

Quantitative T2 mapping of femoral head cartilage in systemic lupus erythematosus patients with noncollapsed osteonecrosis of the femoral head associated with corticosteroid therapy

scientific article published on 23 September 2011

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

Reduced leg muscle mass and lower grip strength in women are associated with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures

scientific article published on 23 November 2019

Remote Hemorrhage in the Cerebellum and Temporal Lobe after Lumbar Spine Surgery

scientific article published on 3 August 2015

Retrospective exploration of risk factors for L5 radiculopathy following lumbar floating fusion surgery

scientific article published on 17 October 2015

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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Salvage Strategy for Failed Spinal Fusion Surgery Using Lumbar Lateral Interbody Fusion technique: A Technical Note

scientific article published on 27 January 2018

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 and inflammatory cytokines in hypertrophic synovia associated with pain transmission in osteoarthritis of the hip: a case-control study

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Simultaneous MR neurography and apparent T2 mapping of cervical nerve roots before microendoscopic surgery to treat patient with radiculopathy due to cervical disc herniation: Preliminary results

scientific article published on 13 September 2019

Single Intradiscal Administration of the Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Inhibitor, Etanercept, for Patients with Discogenic Low Back Pain

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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

Successful salvage surgery for failed transforaminal lumbosacral interbody fusion using the anterior transperitoneal approach

scientific article published on 29 March 2016

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 minodronate and activated vitamin D on bone mineral density and muscle mass in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

scientific article published on 28 February 2018

Transdermal fentanyl for chronic low back pain

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Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1-immunoreactive innervation increases in fractured rat femur

scientific article published on January 2014

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

Up-Regulation of Pain Behavior and Glial Activity in the Spinal Cord after Compression and Application of Nucleus Pulposus onto the Sciatic Nerve in Rats

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Upregulation of NaV1.7 in dorsal root ganglia after intervertebral disc injury in rats

scientific article published on 01 April 2014

Vascular endothelial growth factor in degenerating intervertebral discs of rat caudal vertebrae

scientific article published on 27 January 2018