Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Archives
Study highlights need for orthopaedic surgeons to use caution when prescribing opioid pain medications
Jun. 4, 2015—A Vanderbilt physician researcher is highlighting that orthopaedic surgeons are among the highest prescribers of opioid pain medicine in the United States and calling on practitioners to exercise caution when prescribing the potentially addictive pain medicine.