The long-term impacts of opioid use before and after joint arthroplasty: matched cohort analysis of New Zealand linked register data.
Yana PryymachenkoRoss WilsonJ Haxby AbbottMichelle M DowseyPeter F M ChoongPublished in: Family practice (2023)
Opioid use before TJA is associated with significant negative health and economic consequences and should be limited. This has implications for opioid prescribing in primary care. There is little evidence that peri- or post-operative opioid use is associated with significant long-term detriments.