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Postoperative Opioid Use and Prescribing Patterns among Patients Undergoing Cervical Laminectomy with Instrumented Fusion versus Cervical Laminoplasty with Reconstruction.

Dhruv S ShankarJinseong KimDennis M BienstockMichael GaoYunsoo LeeNicole J ZubizarretaJashvant PoeranJames D LinSaad B ChaudharyAndrew C Hecht
Published in: Global spine journal (2022)
Findings from a single-surgeon cohort reveal that LF is associated with a higher rate of 6-month opioid use than LP. This is at odds with findings from a national database cohort, which suggested that LP and LF patients have similar rates of opioid usage at 6-months postoperatively. To prevent overuse of narcotics, surgeons must consider the distinct pain requirements associated with different procedures even in treatment of the same condition.
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