Preoperative Cannabis Use Did Not Increase Opioid Utilization After Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty in a Propensity Score-Matched Model.

ABSTRACT: Background: Recreational and medicinal cannabis use is becoming increasingly popular, but there are little data on its effect on postoperative pain and opioid consumption after primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Purpose: We sought to evaluate the relationship between self-reported preoperative cannabis use and postoperative opioid consumption and post-discharge opioid prescriptions following elective primary TKA. Methods: We identified all patients who underwent unilateral, primary TKA for a diagnosis of osteoarthritis at a single institution between February 1, 2019, and April 30, 2021, and subdivided them into current cannabis users and non-users based on self-reported data. Regular users were propensity score-matched 1:6 with non-users using logistic regression

SUBMITTER: Puri S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11393616 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature