Abstract:Category: Prescription Practices Introduction/Purpose: Opioid abuse has recently reached the conscience of the US healthcare system and news cycle. This epidemic is in part propagated by surgeon over-prescription for common procedures. The purpose of this study is to examine postoperative opioid use following outpatient foot and ankle surgery in order to potentially guide prescription patterns of postoperative narcotics. Methods: Patients undergoing outpatient foot or ankle surgery, performed by one of four fe… Show more
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