Editorial: The Opioid Epidemic and Orthopaedic Surgery-No Pain, Who Gains?

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Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Opioid Prescribing Practices After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025
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2. Opioid Consumption Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025
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3. Evidenced-Based Opioid Prescribing Recommendations Following Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2022
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4. Defining the Opioid Requirement in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022
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5. Reduction in opioid use with perioperative non-pharmacologic analgesia in total knee arthroplasty and ACL reconstruction: a systematic review.SICOT-J · 2021
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6. Virtue Ethics in a Value-driven World: It's Always with Me.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020
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7. Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: What Is the Financial Impact of Orthopaedic Sequelae of Intravenous Drug Use on Urban Tertiary-care Centers?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020
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8. Editor's Spotlight/Take 5: Has Prescription-limiting Legislation in Rhode Island Helped to Reduce Opioid Use After Total Joint Arthroplasty?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2020
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9. Cochrane in CORR®: Perioperative Intravenous Ketamine for Acute Postoperative Pain in Adults.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2019
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10. Has Self-reported Marijuana Use Changed in Patients Undergoing Total Joint Arthroplasty After the Legalization of Marijuana?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2019
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11. Editorial: Orthopaedic Surgery, Medical Publishing, and the First Amendment of the United States Constitution.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2018
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12. On Patient Safety: Limiting Opioid Exposure - We Can Do Our Part.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2018
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13. Opioid Prescribing Trends and Geographic Variation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Sports health
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Authors and funding

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