Regenerative medicine in the field of pain medicine: Prolotherapy, platelet-rich plasma therapy, and stem cell therapy—Theory and evidence

DM DeChellis, MH Cortazzo - Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and …, 2011 - Elsevier
The concept of “regenerative medicine”(RM) has been applied to musculoskeletal injuries
dating back to the 1930s. Currently, RM is an umbrella term that has been used to …

The use of platelet-rich plasma for the treatment of osteoarthritis

P Jayabalan, S Hagerty… - The Physician and …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common cause of disability in the United States. With an
aging population, its incidence is only likely to rise. Articular cartilage has a poor capacity to …

Vitamin K: fracture prevention and beyond

TD Falcone, SSW Kim, MH Cortazzo - PM&R, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Morbidity and decreased function related to osteoporosis, fracture, cardiovascular disease,
stroke, and peripheral vascular disease are encountered by clinicians daily. Although we …

Nerve growth factor (NGF)-mediated protection of neural crest cells from antimitotic agent-induced apoptosis: the role of the low-affinity NGF receptor

MH Cortazzo, ES Kassis, KA Sproul… - Journal of …, 1996 - Soc Neuroscience
Prevention by nerve growth factor (NGF) of apoptotic death in neural cells has been
variously ascribed to binding of NGF to its low-affinity (p75) or high-affinity (trkA) receptor or …

Neurologic outcomes after low-volume, ultrasound-guided interscalene block and ambulatory shoulder surgery

G Rajpal, DG Winger, M Cortazzo… - Regional Anesthesia & …, 2016 - rapm.bmj.com
Background and Objectives Postoperative neurologic symptoms after interscalene block and
shoulder surgery have been reported to be relatively frequent. Reports of such symptoms …

Potentiation of enediyne-induced apoptosis and differentiation by Bcl-2

M Cortazzo, NF Schor - Cancer research, 1996 - AACR
Bcl-2 overexpression has been shown to be protective against apoptosis induced by a
variety of mechanistically diverse chemotherapeutic drugs. Recently, oxygen radical species …

Acute inpatient rehabilitation of 55 patients after liver transplantation

MH Cortazzo, W Helkowski, B Pippin… - American journal of …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Cortazzo MH, Helkowski W, Pippin B, Boninger ML, Zafonte R: Acute inpatient
rehabilitation of 55 patients after liver transplantation. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2005; 84: 880 …

Association of protein and genetic biomarkers with response to lumbar epidural steroid injections in subjects with axial low back pain

S Schaaf, W Huang, S Perera, Y Conley… - American journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective The purpose of this observational study was to examine the association of protein
and genetic biomarkers with pain and pain-related disability in individuals with axial low …

Descriptive analysis of an interdisciplinary musculoskeletal program

MT Santa Barbara, M Cortazzo, T Emerick, J Furnier… - PM&R, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Interdisciplinary musculoskeletal programs address comorbidities confounding
musculoskeletal conditions and serve as an alternative to the single provider model …

Lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve entrapment after shoulder arthroscopy: a case report

H Yung, GM Lagemann, A Lin, SL Orebaugh… - PM&R, 2015 - Elsevier
The lateral antebrachial cutaneous nerve (LABCN) is a distal sensory branch of the
musculocutaneous nerve that innervates the radial aspect of the forearm. Cases of LABCN …