Differences in prescription of narcotic pain medication after operative treatment of hip and ankle fractures in the United States and the Netherlands

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 160-164

  Lindenhovious, Anneluuk L C ^a,b   Helmerhorts, Gijs T T ^a,b   Schnellen, Alexandra C ^a,b   Vrahas, Mark ^a,b   Ring, David ^a,b   Kloen, Peter ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ankle; Fractures; Hip; Narcotics; Pain medication

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OPEN REDUCTION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; POSTOPERATIVE ANALGESIA; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; ANKLE INJURY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANKLE INJURIES; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; NETHERLANDS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350455543     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31818c12ee     Document Type: Article

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