What factors are associated with a second opioid prescription after treatment of distal radius fractures with a volar locking plate?
Conclusions
One measure of fracture severity (dorsal displacement) was independently associated with a second opioid prescription, but alone it accounted for 3.3 % of the variation. Other factors such as the patient’s expectation prior to surgery, in particular the realization that injury and surgery hurt, might be addressed in future research.
Level of Evidence
Prognostic II
Source: Hand - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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