Prolonged Opioid Use and Associated Factors After Open Reduction and Internal Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fractures
Zakaria Chakrani,
Carolina Stocchi,
Husni Alasadi
et al.
Abstract:Background:
The aim of this retrospective cohort study was to determine the rate of prolonged opioid use and identify associated risk factors after perioperative opioid exposure for tibial shaft fracture surgery.
Materials and Methods:
We used the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters database (IBM) to identify patients 18 to 64 years old who filled a peri-operative opioid prescription after open reduction and internal fixation of a tibial shaft f… Show more
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