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A Multidisciplinary Transitional Pain Management Program Is Associated with Reduced Opioid Dependence after Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty.
Abstract
Over-prescription of opioids after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) increases risks of opioid dependence, overdose, and death. The authors hypothesized that a multidisciplinary, perioperative pain management program (the Transitional Pain Service or TPS) for TJA would lead to fewer patients becoming opioid dependent.