Patients Use Fewer Opioids Than Prescribed After Arthroscopic Release of Elbow Contracture: An Evidence-Based Opioid Prescribing Guideline to Reduce Excess.

3 However, an increasing trend in arthroscopic elbow procedures has been observed in the United States over the last several years, 4 and the use of arthroscopy for elbow contracture release has become more popular. 3 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 Despite the increase in the use of arthroscopic elbow procedures, there is a paucity of data to inform appropriate opioid prescribing for patients who undergo common arthroscopic elbow procedures, such as contracture release.

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