Narrative review examining the scope of the U.S. opioid epidemic as it specifically intersects with orthopedic surgery — quantifying the specialty's prescribing burden, documenting the clinical consequences for orthopedic patients, and synthesizing objective strategies for identifying patients at risk for nontherapeutic opioid use.
Narrative review examining the scope of the U.S. opioid epidemic as it specifically intersects with orthopedic surgery — quantifying the specialty's prescribing burden, documenting the clinical consequences for orthopedic patients, and synthesizing objective strategies for identifying patients at risk for nontherapeutic opioid use.