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  • Reuben SS, Fingeroth R, Krushell R, Maciolek H: Evaluation of the safety and
  • efficacy of the perioperative administration of rofecoxib for total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty 2002;17:26-31.
  • Reuben SS, Steinberg RB, Maciolek H, Manikantan P: An evaluation of the analgesic efficacy of intravenous regional anesthesia with lidocaine and ketorolac using a forearm versus upper arm tourniquet. Anesth Analg 2002;95:457-460.
  • Reuben SS, Gutta SB, Sklar J, Maciolek H: Effect of initiating a multimodal analgesic regimen upon patient outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for same-day surgery: A 1200-patient case series. Acute Pain 2004;6:87-93.
  • Reuben SS, Rosenthal EA, Steinberg RB, Faruqi S, Kilaru PR: Surgery on the affected upper extremity of patients with a history of complex regional pain syndrome: The use of intravenous regional anesthesia with clonidine. J Clin Anesth 2004;16:517-522.
  • Reuben SS, Makari-Judson G, Lurie SD: Evaluation of efficacy of the perioperative administration of venlafaxine XR in the prevention of postmastectomy pain syndrome. J Pain Symptom Manage 2004;27:133-139.
  • Reuben S: The effect of intraoperative valdecoxib administration on PGE2 levels in the CSF. J Pain 6, Supplement 1:S21 (Abstract 649).
  • Reuben SS, Ekman EF: The effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition on analgesia and spinal fusion. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2005;87:536-542.
  • Reuben SS, Gutta SB, Maciolek H, Sklar J, Redford J: Effect of initiating a preventative multimodal analgesic regimen upon long-term patient outcomes after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction for same-day surgery: A 1200-patient case series. Acute Pain 2005;7: 65-73.
  • Reuben SS, Pristas R, Dixon D, Faruqi S, Madabhushi L, Wenner S: The incidence of complex regional pain syndrome after fasciectomy for Dupuytren’s contracture: A prospective observational study of four anesthetic techniques. Anesth Analg 2006;102:499-503.
  • Reuben SS, Buvanendran A, Kroin JS, Raghunathan K: The analgesic efficacy of celecoxib, pregabalin, and their combination for spinal fusion surgery. Anesth Analg 2006;103:1271-1277.
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  • Reuben SS, Buvanendran A, Kroin JS, Steinberg RB: Postoperative modulation of central nervous system prostaglandin E2 by cyclooxygenase inhibitors after vascular surgery. Anesthesiology 2006;104:411-416.
  • Reuben SS, Ekman EF, Raghunathan K, Steinberg RB, Blinder JL, Adesioye J: The effect of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition on acute and chronic donor-site pain after spinal-fusion surgery. Reg Anesth Pain Med 2006;31:6-13.
  • Reuben SS, Ekman EF, Charron D: Evaluating the analgesic efficacy of administering celecoxib as a component of multimodal analgesia for outpatient anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery. Anesth Analg 2007;105:222-227.
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