Higher Opioid Doses Predict Poorer Functional Outcome in Patients with Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders
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- 1 April 2009
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 91 (4) , 919-927
Abstract
Background: Opioids are frequently used for the postoperative treatment of chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders. In many such cases, long-term opioid use persists because of patient requests for ongoing pain relief. Little is known about the relationship between chronic opioid usKeywords
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