Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthrop... : Current Opinion in
Anesthesiology Clinical care pathways for ambulatory total shoulder arthroplasty : Current …

Opiate-based analgesia regimens have been a standard for acute pain management
following surgery for decades. Orthopedic surgeons are responsible for a significant amount …

Opioid-free anesthesia is a multimodal anesthesia aimed at avoiding the negative impact of
intraoperative opioid on patient's postoperative outcomes. It is based on the physiology of …

Background: We hypothesized that an opioid-free (OF), multimodal pain management
pathway for thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) joint arthroplasty would not have inferior pain …

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial (RCT). Objective: Compare the efficacy of a
multimodal, opioid-free (OF) pain management pathway with a traditional opioid-containing …

Background Improvements in pain control after shoulder arthroplasty with a reduction in
narcotic use continues to be an important postoperative goal. With the increased utilization …

Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a nonopioid multimodal
pain protocol on the amount of opioids prescribed, pain level, and complications in patients …

Shoulder Gamification is an advancement in rehabilitation that has become increasingly
popular. Marley et al. compared standard physical therapy with exergames using the …

Rotator Cuff Repair The decision to indicate operative repair for degenerative rotator cuff
tears is controversial. Kukkonen et al. 1 provided a mean 6.2-year follow-up in 150 patients …

Orthopaedic surgeons, the third-highest prescribers, have a crucial impact on the opioid
epidemic, underscoring the urgency for safer prescribing protocols. To tackle this issue …