Background: Prolonged use of opioids initiated for surgical or trauma-related pain
management has become a global problem. While several factors have been reported to …

Importance Prolonged opioid use after surgery may be associated with opioid dependency
and increased health care use. However, published studies have reported varying estimates …

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relative frequency of and risk factors for
prolonged opioid prescription (Rx_3–6:≥ 1 opioid prescription of any length between 3 and …

Background: Despite the widespread use and sales of cannabidiol (CBD) products in the
United States, there is a paucity of literature to evaluate its effectiveness, safety, or ideal …

Abstract Background Although the United States is in the midst of a narcotic epidemic, risk
factors for use and the impact of perioperative narcotic use on total knee arthroplasty (TKA) …

Purpose The purpose of this article is to (1) examine trends in preoperative and prolonged
postoperative opioid analgesic use in patient undergoing hip arthroscopy,(2) characterize …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the number of opioids prescribed with
the amount of pain medication required after knee arthroscopy and related surgery in …

Background The opioid epidemic remains a serious issue in the United States with
significant impact to the medical and socioeconomic welfare of communities. We sought to …

Background Recent orthopedic research has questioned the effect of opioid use on surgical
outcomes. This study investigated this in the context of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We …

Hypothesis The purpose was to assess opioid use before and after anatomic and reverse
total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) and determine patient factors associated with prolonged …