Purpose: We aimed to produce comprehensive guidelines and recommendations that can
be utilized by orthopaedic practices as well as other specialties to improve the management …

The United States and Canada are in the midst of an epidemic of the use, misuse and
overdose of opioids, and deaths related to overdose. This is the direct result of …

Background: Opioid use, abuse, and adverse consequences, including death, have
escalated at an alarming rate since the 1990s. In an attempt to control opioid abuse …

Background: Postoperative pain management in orthopaedic surgery accounts for a
substantial portion of opioid medications prescribed in the United States. Understanding …

Background: The extent to which adults with mental health disorders in the United States
receive opioids has not been adequately reported. Methods: We performed a cross …

Background Many patients having discretionary orthopaedic surgery take opioids daily,
either with a prescription or illicitly, however little is known regarding the prevalence and …

The past few decades have seen an alarming rise in opioid use in the United States, and the
negative consequences from diversion of opioids for nontherapeutic use are dramatically …

Background: There is a growing concern that the use of prescription opioids following
surgical interventions, including spine surgery, may predispose patients to chronic opioid …

Purpose To evaluate prolonged opioid use in opioid-naïve patients after common hand
surgery procedures in the United States. Methods We studied insurance claims from the …

Background Pain persists in a moderate proportion of patients after total knee arthroplasty
(TKA). Identifying patient factors that are associated with persistent pain may lead to …