Many Take Opioids Months After Hip, Knee Replacements - The Missoulian

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Many Take Opioids Months After Hip, Knee Replacements The Missoulian For the new study, researchers looked at 574 patients undergoing knee or hip replacement surgery. About 30 percent of the patients were taking potentially addictive opioid painkillers before their surgery. Among this group, 53 percent of knee patients ... Many Patients Continue To Take Prescription Opioid Painkiller Months After Hip, Knee ReplacementTech Times Many patients continue to take opioid painkillers months after undergoing joint replacement surgeryPerfScience The shocking truth about painkillersMorning Ticker Doctors Lounge all 36 news articles »