One Surgeon’s Experience with a Low-Opioid Postoperative Pain Protocol for Foot and Ankle Surgery

This study demonstrates that there may be rampant overprescription of opioids after foot and ankle surgery and that there is a protocol with significantly less opioid burden that is not inferior to current regimens.

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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
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2025-05-01
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https://doi.org/10.7547/22-190
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Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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One Surgeon’s Experience with a Low-Opioid Postoperative Pain Protocol for Foot and Ankle Surgery

Kevin Blue, Dustin Kruse, Brett D. Sachs, Thomas M. Ehlers
Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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One Surgeon’s Experience with a Low-Opioid Postoperative Pain Protocol for Foot and Ankle Surgery

Kevin Blue, Dustin Kruse, Brett D. Sachs, Thomas M. Ehlers
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Abstract

This study demonstrates that there may be rampant overprescription of opioids after foot and ankle surgery and that there is a protocol with significantly less opioid burden that is not inferior to current regimens.

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical AssociationVol. 115(3)
Colorado Health Foundation (US)
Good health and well-being
Openalex Percentile: Top 79%
Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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One Surgeon’s Experience with a Low-Opioid Postoperative Pain Protocol for Foot and Ankle Surgery — Kevin Blue, Dustin Kruse, et al. · Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS