Prospective Study of Acute Opioid Use After Adolescent Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Shows No Effect From Patient- or Surgical-Related Factors.

CONCLUSION: Patients take most pain medication during the first postoperative week after adolescent ACLR, although patient and surgical variables had no notable influence on pill consumption. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, case series. PMID: 32213778 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Category: Orthopaedics Tags: J Am Acad Orthop Surg Source Type: research