Southern medical journal
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Southern medical journal · Nov 2021
Observational StudyUncomplicated Distal Radius Fractures: An Opportunity to Reduce Emergency Medicine Opioid Prescribing?
To assess emergency physician prescribing for simple extremity fractures-specifically, distal radius fractures-and describe the opportunity for reducing opioid prescribing. ⋯ Emergency physicians commonly prescribe opioids for simple distal radius fractures. This represents a potential opportunity to reduce opioid prescribing.