Expectations of Lumbar Surgery Outcomes among Opioid Users Compared with Non-Users

Study Design Matched cohort study. Purpose To compare and describe the effect of opioid usage on the expectations of lumbar surgery outcomes among patients taking opioids and patients not taking opioids. Overview of Literature Chronic opioid use is common among lumbar-spine surgery patients. The dec...

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Main Authors: Marie-Jacqueline Reisener, Alexander P. Hughes, Paul Schadler, Alexa Forman, Oliver C. Sax, Jennifer Shue, Frank P. Cammisa, Andrew A. Sama, Federico P. Girardi, Carol A. Mancuso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2020-10-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2020-0114.pdf