Individual or pooled commercial claims data sources such as the IBM MarketScan and
PearlDiver provide information from health-care encounters by individuals enrolled in …

Abstract Purpose of Review This review summarizes selected recent evidence on issues
important for preoperative pain evaluation. Recent Findings Opioids, though a mainstay of …

Background There is insufficient prospective evidence regarding the relationship between
surgical experience and prolonged opioid use and pain. The authors investigated the …

Background COVID-19 has had a detrimental impact on access to hip and knee arthroplasty
surgery. We set out to examine whether this had a subsequent impact on preoperative …

Background: Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is one of the most common procedures performed
in the United States. Outcomes of this elective procedure may be improved via preoperative …

Study objective There is no established analgesic method for postoperative total knee
arthroplasty. We comprehensively compared the analgesic methods for postoperative total …

Introduction. Multiple studies have demonstrated that patients taking opioids in the
preoperative period are at elevated risk for complications following total hip (THA) and knee …

Background Forty percent of patients continue to use opioids at 3 months after joint
arthroplasty. We sought to identify clinical and psychological risk factors associated with …

Over the past two decades, there has been a sharp rise in the use of prescription opioids. In
several countries, most notably the United States, opioid-related harm has been deemed a …

Introduction The opioid epidemic is a well-established problem encountered in orthopedic
surgery in the United States. Evidence in lower extremity total joint arthroplasty and spine …