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Opioid Prescribing Trends and Geographic Variation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.
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- Decreased Opioid Prescriptions and Evolving Trends in Multimodal Pain Management Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2025Article
- Opioid Prescribing Practices After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Systematic Review.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of IPACK-Adductor Canal Block Combination on Adolescent Pain Management After Hamstring Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Managing an epidemic within a pandemic: orthopedic opioid prescribing trends during COVID-19.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2024Article
- Standardized Opioid Counseling Is Underperformed Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Females Are More Likely Than Males to Fill an Opioid Prescription in the Year After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Tramadol Provides Similar Pain Relief and a Better Side Effect Profile than Oxycodone (or Hydrocodone) Alone or in Combination With Tramadol After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction or Arthroscopic Knee Debridement.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- An Exploratory Analysis of Differential Prescribing of High-Risk Opioids by Insurance Type Among Patients Seen by the Same Clinician.Journal of general internal medicine · 2023Article
- Claims-based measures of prescription opioid utilization: A practical guide for researchers.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Review
- Drugs in Sports.Sports healthArticle
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Abstract
introductionOpioid prescribing patterns play an important role in the opioid epidemic in the United States. The purpose of this study is to examine the trends and geographic variation in opioid prescribing patterns after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction. HYPOTHESIS: Regional differences in opioid prescribing patterns after ACL reconstruction are present. STUDY
designDescriptive epidemiology study. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 4.
methodsThe Truven Health MarketScan Commercial Claims database was used to analyze all patients with perioperative private insurance coverage who underwent ACL reconstruction from January 1, 2010, to November 31, 2017. Total number and morphine milligram equivalents per day (MMED) of opioid prescriptions were examined, and regional and statewide variation was assessed.
resultsA total of 90,068 ACL reconstruction patients who underwent surgery between 2010 and 2017 were included in the study. Overall, 67% received an opioid prescription within 30 days of surgery and 17% received an opioid prescription ≥90 MMED. The West (20%) had the highest proportion of patients with an opioid prescription ≥90 MMED and the Northeast had the lowest (12%),
conclusionThis study shows a trend of increasing opioid prescriptions and geographic variations in the amount and MMED of opioid prescriptions for patients undergoing ACL reconstruction. These data highlight several areas of improvement that state officials and national entities can use to help curb the opioid epidemic and underscore the importance of national guidelines for opioid prescribing. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Knowledge of prescribing patterns after specific procedures may help provide more direct insight and guidance to surgeons and patients regarding postoperative pain management.
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