Lymphocyte opioid receptors as innovative biomarkers of osteoarthritic pain, for the assessment and risk management of opioid tailored therapy, before hip surgery, to prevent chronic pain and opioid tolerance/addiction development: OpMarkArt (Opioids-Markers-Arthroprosthesis) study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The incidence of post-surgical chronic pain ranges between 20% and 40% in Europe. Osteoarthritis pain after prosthesis implantation is one of the most severe secondary syndromes, depending not only on surgery but also on organic changes before and after joints replacement. No dat...

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Main Authors: Valentina Malafoglia, Monica Celi, Carolina Muscoli, Sara Ilari, Filomena Lauro, Luigino Antonio Giancotti, Chiara Morabito, Maurizio Feola, Umberto Tarantino, William Raffaeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-12-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2363-z