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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Post-op Duration of Opioid Use, and Not Its Dosage, Associated With Chronic Opioid Dependence

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Meredith M. Pace, MD

Las Vegas—Opioid dosage after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) did not correlate with development of persistent use at six weeks, but the duration of those prescriptions was associated with chronic opioid dependence, according to a new study.