Self-Reported Pain Tolerance and Opioid Pain Medication Use after Foot and Ankle Surgery

Category: Opioid/Pain Management Introduction/Purpose: As one of the top prescribing groups of opioid pain medication, orthopaedic surgeons must tailor post- surgical pain control to minimize the potential for prescription opioid abuse. Patients generate an idea of their own pain threshold relative...

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Main Authors: Laura E. Sokil BS, Ryan Rogero BS, Elizabeth McDonald BA, Daniel Fuchs MD, Brian S. Winters MD, David I. Pedowitz MD, MS, Joseph N. Daniel DO, Steven M. Raikin MD, Rachel J. Shakked MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00402