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- Title
Opioid therapy for knee osteoarthritis and postoperative persistent pain after knee arthroplasty.
- Authors
Miki, Kenji; Hashimoto, Ryota; Shi, Kenrin; Yukioka, Masao
- Abstract
The author comments on the use of opioid therapy for knee osteoarthritis and postoperative persistent pain after knee arthroplasty. The editor points out the increasing number of patients who require revision arthroplasty and discusses the risk associated with postoperative persistent pain. Caution is also given against opioid administration without careful consideration of its potential adverse effects.
- Subjects
ALGORITHMS; MENTAL depression; KNEE diseases; NARCOTICS; NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; OSTEOARTHRITIS; TOTAL knee replacement; KNEE pain; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Rheumatology, 2014, Vol 53, Issue 10, p1723
- ISSN
1462-0324
- Publication type
Editorial
- DOI
10.1093/rheumatology/keu309