Journal article
Psychological Characteristics, Female Sex, and Opioid Use Predict Acute Postoperative Pain in Patients Surgically Treated for Thumb Base Osteoarthritis: A Cohort Study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: It is unclear which factors predict acute postoperative pain in patients surgically treated for thumb base osteoarthritis. The authors investigated the influence of type of surgery, preoperative sociodemographics, preoperative patient-reported outcome measures, psychological characteristics, and postoperative opioid use on acute postoperative pain 24 hours postoperatively following surgery for thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis. …
Authors
Wouters RM; Porsius JT; van der Oest MJW; Slijper HP; Souer JS; Selles RW; MacDermid JC
Journal
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Vol. 146, No. 6, pp. 1307–1316
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
December 2020
DOI
10.1097/prs.0000000000007337
ISSN
0032-1052