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ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2021

Older, Heavier, Arthritic, Psychiatrically Disordered, and Opioid-Familiar Patients Are at Risk for Opioid Use After Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction.

Joshua P Castle, Toufic R Jildeh, Patrick J Buckley, Muhammad J Abbas, Salma Mumuni, Kelechi R Okoroha

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Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  3. Risk Factors Associated With Prolonged Opioid Use After Revision Total Shoulder Arthroplasty.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2023
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Joshua P CastleDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Toufic R JildehDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Patrick J BuckleyDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Muhammad J AbbasDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Salma MumuniWayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.A.
Kelechi R OkorohaDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.
Henry Ford Hospital · USMayo Clinic · USWayne State University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate which factors predispose patients for prolonged opioid use after medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) reconstruction.

methodsA retrospective review of all patients who underwent MPFL reconstruction at a single institution between January 2013 and June 2020 was conducted. Opioid consumption before and after surgery was recorded and confirmed using Michigan Automated Prescriptions System monitoring program. Patients were classified into preoperative opioid users and nonusers. Risk factors for continued opioid use were assessed by collecting patient demographic variables, psychiatric history, number of previous patellar dislocations, and operative factors.

resultsA total of 102 patients were included during the time frame of interest. Patients were on average 21.6 ± 8.5 years old with a mean body mass index of 28.2 ± 7.9. Thirty patients (29.0%) sustained >10 dislocations preoperatively. Preoperative opioid use was present in 13 (12.7%) patients. Greater than 10 dislocations (odds ratio [OR] 5.00, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-20.92) and psychiatric history (OR 3.33, 95% CI, 1.2-9.1;

conclusionsFor patients undergoing MPFL reconstruction, preoperative opioid use, cartilage damage, age >30 years, smoking history, body mass index >30, and history of psychiatric disorder were found to be significantly associated with prolonged opioid use after surgery. Postoperative opioid refills in this cohort declined after 1 month. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, retrospective cohort study.

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