The Dangers of Opioids: More Than Just Addiction: Commentary on an article by Brian C. Chung, BS, et al.: "Dose-Dependent Early Postoperative Opioid Use Is Associated with Periprosthetic Joint Infection and Other Complications in Primary TJA"

J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2021 Aug 18;103(16):e67. doi: 10.2106/JBJS.21.00523.

Author

William G Hamilton¹

Affiliation

¹ Anderson Orthopedic Clinic, Alexandria, Virginia.

PMID: 34406142
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.21.00523

No abstract available

Publication types

Comment

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / adverse effects
Arthritis, Infectious*
Humans
Opioid-Related Disorders*
Prosthesis-Related Infections* / drug therapy

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid