The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume
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J Bone Joint Surg Am · Mar 2021
Opioid Use Following Inpatient Versus Outpatient Total Joint Arthroplasty.
Although the risks of continued opioid use following inpatient total joint arthroplasty (TJA) have been well-studied, these risks in the outpatient setting are not well known. The purpose of the present study was to characterize opioid use following outpatient compared with inpatient TJA. ⋯ Therapeutic Level III. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.