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Delayed timing of physical therapy initiation increases the risk of future opioid use in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a real-world cohort study.

Deepak KumarTuhina NeogiChristine PeloquinLee MarinkoJames CamarinosKosaku AoyagiDavid T FelsonMaureen Dubreuil
Published in: British journal of sports medicine (2023)
Compared with PT initiation within 1 month, delayed PT initiation was associated with higher risk of opioid use in people with incident knee OA. The longer the delay in PT initiation, the greater was the risk.
Keyphrases
  • knee osteoarthritis
  • cardiovascular disease
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • type diabetes
  • current status