New Persistent Opioid Use Following Common Forefoot Procedures for Treatment of Hallux Valgus

Category: Bunion Introduction/Purpose: Chronic opioid use and abuse is one of the greatest public health challenges in the United States and continues to worsen. Orthopaedic surgeons stand at #4 on the list of top prescribers of opioid analgesics by specialty and are squarely positioned to have an i...

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Main Authors: Fred Finney MD, Timothy Gossett MD, David Walton MD, Paul Talusan MD, James Holmes MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-09-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011418S00051