Opioids Overprescribed After Arthroscopic Meniscectomy

Hoag Orthopedic Institute's non-profit research arm Hoag Orthopedics recently published a paper that analyzed more than 100 cases to determine the volume of unused opioids following straightforward orthopedic surgery - in this instance arthroscopic meniscectomy.

The study found:

• Surgeons prescribed 3,765 pills to the 102 patients - that's roughly 37 per patient
• Only 573.5 were consumed
• A total of 3,191.5 pills were unused and potentially available to the public

Read more here:

• https://www.physiciansbriefing.com/orthopedics-14/bone-joint-and-tendon-news-72/opioids-overprescribed-after-arthroscopic-meniscectomy-739403.html