2019
Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature
Orhurhu V, Schwartz R, Potts J, Peck J, Urits I, Orhurhu MS, Odonkor C, Viswanath O, Kaye A, Gill J. Role of Alpha-2-Microglobulin in the Treatment of Osteoarthritic Knee Pain: a Brief Review of the Literature. Current Pain And Headache Reports 2019, 23: 82. PMID: 31502073, DOI: 10.1007/s11916-019-0822-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnti-inflammatory propertiesAlpha-2 microglobulinOsteoarthritic knee painKnee painPlatelet-rich plasmaCartilage preservationQuality of lifePRP injectionKnee osteoarthritisBody of evidenceActive protease inhibitorsJoint degenerationAnimal modelsPainProtease inhibitorsActive inhibitorTreatmentInhibitorsCurrent understandingPatientsOsteoarthritisReviewActive componentsDegeneration
2017
Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America
Odonkor CA, Kim G, Erdek M. Global cancer pain management: a systematic review comparing trials in Africa, Europe and North America. Pain Management 2017, 7: 299-310. PMID: 28699421, DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2016-0047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer pain managementPain managementQuality of studiesQuality assessment toolAdjuvant therapyPain trialsJadad scoreCare indexCancer trialsCochrane methodsEligible studiesStudy qualityStudy sample sizeCancer survivorshipSystematic reviewAbstractTextTrialsAssessment toolReviewLiterature reviewSample sizeOpioidsAntidepressantsTherapyManagement