Postoperative pain score does not correlate with injury severity in isolated tibial plateau fractures.

Anthony C DeNovioJohn F BallengerRohan M BoyapatiWendy M NovicoffSeth R YarboroMichael M Hadeed

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2024)

There was no clinical difference in postoperative pain between AO/OTA 41B and 41C tibial plateau fractures. This supports the idea of providers uncoupling nociception and pain in postoperative patients. Providers should consider minimizing extended opioid use, even in more severe injuries.

Keyphrases

postoperative pain
total knee arthroplasty
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
patients undergoing
chronic pain
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
early onset
nitric oxide
patient reported