Patient-reported opioid dependency and reasons for use 12 months following knee arthroplasty: a prospective observational study
Persistent daily opioid use due to pain in the prosthetic knee joint was rare 12 months after fast-track TKA and mUKA. Patients with preoperative daily opioid use had a markedly higher risk of continued use compared to those without prior opioid use.
Authors
- Mette Garval (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0684-0997)
- Søren Thorgaard Skou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4336-7059)
- Nicolai Kjældgaard Kristensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2236-0117)
- Jeppe Lange
- Mette J. Hansen
- Charlotte Runge
Institutions
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Regionshospitalet Silkeborg (DK)
- Regional Hospital Horsens (DK)
- Regional Hospital Central Jutland (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Knee
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2026.104325
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00