Preoperative Narcotic Use and Inferior Outcomes After Anatomic Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Clinical and Radiographic Analysis.

CONCLUSION: Chronic preoperative narcotic use seems to be a notable indicator of poor outcomes of anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis. PMID: 30192247 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30192247?dopt=Abstract

Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - September 9, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research