The Impact of Metformin on Postoperative Opioid Consumption and Patient Reported Outcomes after Lumbar Fusion
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Authors
- José A. Canseco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2152-5725)
- Teeto Ezeonu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-6556)
- Fatimah Alhassan
- I. David Kaye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0797-8760)
- Mitchell K. Ng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5831-055X)
- Rachel Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7683-8702)
- A Gonzalez Garcia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2367-3614)
- Sebastian Fras (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8650-7694)
- Joydeep Baidya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1396-1786)
- Yulia Lee
- Alexander Rowan Charlton
- Jeremy C. Heard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5181-3966)
- Robert J. Oris (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8743-0860)
- Jonathan Dalton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7452-2712)
- Christopher K. Kepler
- Gregory D. Schroeder
- Mark F. Kurd
- Alan S. Hilibrand
- Alexander R. Vaccaro
- Rajkishen Narayanan
- Yasmine K. Eichbaum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5235-6568)
- Gabrielle Koslowski
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (US)
- Rothman Orthopaedics (US)
- Rothman Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-12-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005586
- Primary Topic
- Pain Management and Opioid Use
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00