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Postdischarge Opioid Use after Total Hip and Total Knee Arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: As America’s third highest opioid prescribers, orthopedic surgeons have contributed to the opioid abuse crisis. This study evaluated opioid use after primary total joint replacement. We hypothesized that patients who underwent total hip arthroplasty (THA) use fewer opioids than patients...

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Autores principales: Atwood, Keenan, Shackleford, Taylor, Lemons, Wesley, Eicher, Jennifer L., Lindsey, Brock A., Klein, Adam E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7851352/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33553537
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2020.12.021