Opioid Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries With Knee Osteoarthritis: Prevalence and Correlates of Chronic Use.

Elena LosinaShuang SongGordon P Bensen Jeffrey N Katz

Published in: Arthritis care & research (2021)

A total of 9% of persons with knee OA use opioids chronically. Efforts to find nonopioid regimens for treating knee OA pain should be tailored to patients at high risk for chronic use.

Keyphrases

knee osteoarthritis
chronic pain
end stage renal disease
pain management
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
total knee arthroplasty
peritoneal dialysis
risk factors
prognostic factors
healthcare
spinal cord injury
quality improvement
patient reported