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Trends in Pediatric Opioid Rates
Editor's Choice Pediatrics

Opioid Prescriptions Declining for Minor Pediatric Ortho Injuries — But We Still Have Work to Do

July 13, 2022July 12, 2022 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The opioid crisis in America has been well documented. The CDC reports that estimated deaths from drug overdoses topped 100,000 in 2021. Estimated deaths involving

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Editor's Choice Knee Pain Management

The Opioid Epidemic: Consequences Beyond Addiction

May 18, 2017 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The orthopaedic community worldwide—and especially those of us in the US, the nation most notorious for over-prescribing—has become very cognizant of the epidemic of opioid

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AAOS Issues Statement on Opioids in Orthopaedics

October 19, 2015October 21, 2015 OrthoBuzz for Surgeons

The current prescription-opioid/heroin epidemic in the US has been much publicized of late. According to a recent AAOS information statement, the nearly 100-percent increase in

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