Decrease in opioid and intra-articular corticosteroid burden after intra-articular hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis treatment

We studied changes in opioid prescriptions and corticosteroid injection use for knee osteoarthritis patients before and after intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) use and opioid prescriptions before and after knee arthroplasty (KA).  A total of 1,017,578 knee osteoarthritis members were ascertained...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pain management (London) 2020-11, Vol.10 (6), p.387-397
Hauptverfasser: Niazi, Faizan, Ong, Kevin L, Kidd, Vasco Deon, Lau, Edmund, Kurtz, Steven M, Dysart, Stanley H, Malanga, Gerard
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Zusammenfassung:We studied changes in opioid prescriptions and corticosteroid injection use for knee osteoarthritis patients before and after intra-articular hyaluronic acid (HA) use and opioid prescriptions before and after knee arthroplasty (KA).  A total of 1,017,578 knee osteoarthritis members were ascertained from a commercial claims database (Health Intelligence Company LLC, IL, USA) using ICD9/ICD10 diagnosis codes.  Eighty two percent of HA patients did not fill opioid prescriptions postinjection, with 54% of opioid users discontinuing fills. Two-thirds of KA patients filled opioid prescriptions within 6 months postsurgery, with 78% of opioid users continuing fills and 62% of nonusers initiating use. Alternative therapies, such as HA, that reduce opioid use may alleviate opioid addiction risks for KA patients who use opioids in the pre- and postoperative periods.
ISSN:1758-1869
1758-1877
DOI:10.2217/pmt-2020-0057