It is the Opioids Not the Spine Surgeon; Dislocation After Total Hip Arthroplasty is Associated With Opioid Use in Patients Who Have Prior Lumbar Spine Fusion

Increased Opioid Use in Patients With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Before and After Total Hip Arthroplasty

“…Opioid prescription rate and quantity 90 days before and after THA was calculated for both propensity matched control and EDS. Opioid prescription rate was determined by patients receiving a prescription for opioids within the prescribed time, and quantity was compared after conversion of opioid to morphine milliequivalent dose (mme), which is similar methodology to prior arthroplasty opioid studies [ 23 , 24 ]. In comparing the duration of opioids, we classified patients into 2 categories, those who did not receive opioid prescriptions within 90 days after the operation, and those who were prescribed opioids at 365 days.…”