%0 Journal Article
%T OPIOID USE IN ADOLESCENTS FOLLOWING HIP AND KNEE
ARTHROSCOPY
%J Archive of "Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2325967119S00085
%X The use and misuse of opioid medications has been declared an epidemic and public health emergency by the Centers for Disease Control. From 1999 ¨C 2016, there was a 5-fold increase in overdose deaths secondary to opioids1. Pain control is an important component of post-operative care following orthopaedic surgery and opioid medications are commonly prescribed. The purpose of this study is to describe the average opioid use among adolescents following hip and knee arthroscopy
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446343/