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

Category: Pain Management Introduction/Purpose: The opioid epidemic in the United States continues to take lives. As one of the top prescribing groups, orthopaedic surgeons must tailor post-surgical pain control to minimize the potential for harm from prescription opioid use. Patients often referenc...

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Main Authors: Laura E. Sokil BS, Elizabeth McDonald BA, Ryan G. Rogero BS, Daniel J. Fuchs MD, Steven M. Raikin MD, Brian S. Winters MD, David I. Pedowitz MD, MS, Joseph N. Daniel DO, Rachel J. Shakked Birns MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-04-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00006