Perioperative Opioid Use after ACL Reconstruction before versus 5 Years after the Prescriber Limits Act in Maryland: A Retrospective Cohort
= 0.002).This retrospective review of ACL reconstruction perioperative opioid prescribing before and after opioid-limiting legislation in Maryland found significant decreases in the quantity of opioids prescribed at discharge, decreased refill rates, and earlier cessation of opioid use postoperatively.
Authors
- Joseph M. Blommer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5551-9219)
- Dominic J. Ventimiglia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9696-1908)
- Ovais Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6254-0078)
- Ali Aneizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-6617)
- Sean J. Meredith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3725-5309)
- R. Frank Henn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5794-4294)
- Natalie L. Leong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6556-9781)
- Jonathan D. Packer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6832-1033)
- Douglas Cooper
- Michael McCurdy
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Knee Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2835-3333
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00