Opioid therapy for knee osteoarthritis and postoperative persistent pain after knee arthroplasty

Kenji Miki; Ryota Hashimoto; Kenrin Shi; Masao Yukioka

doi:10.1093/rheumatology/keu309

Opioid therapy for knee osteoarthritis and postoperative persistent pain after knee arthroplasty

Rheumatology (Oxford). 2014 Oct;53(10):1723-4. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu309. Epub 2014 Aug 13.

Authors

Kenji Miki¹, Ryota Hashimoto², Kenrin Shi², Masao Yukioka³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. kenji-miki@umin.ac.jp.
² Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.
³ Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amagasaki Central Hospital, Amagasaki, Center for Pain Management, Osaka University Hospital, Suita, Department of Rheumatology, Yukioka Hospital, Osaka, Molecular Research Center for Children's Mental Development, United Graduate School of Child Development, Department of Psychiatry and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan.

PMID: 25122724
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keu309

No abstract available

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / adverse effects*
Humans
Osteoarthritis, Knee / drug therapy*
Osteoarthritis, Knee / surgery
Pain, Postoperative / drug therapy*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid