Standardized Opioid Counseling Is Underperformed Before and After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize contemporary pain management strategies after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) within the US and international orthopaedic community.

Methods

This was a cross-sectional survey-based study disseminated to a consortium of expert orthopaedic surgeons in the management of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. The survey was a 27-question, multiple choice-style questionnaire with question topics ranging from demographic characteristics and practice characteristics to surgeon-specific pain management strategies in the postoperative period after ACLR. Specific topics of interest included the use of preoperative opioid education and/or counseling sessions, implementation of standardized pain management regimens, use of pain tracking systems, an

SUBMITTER: Nazzal EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10404863 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature