Objective: To synthesize the evidence regarding the effect of spinal cord stimulation (SCS)
on opioid and pain medication reduction in patients with intractable spine or limb pain …

The fact that opioids are valuable tools for the management of pain has been known and
used for thousands of years. Currently, millions of Americans are treated annually with …

Objective To examine the incidence of percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead migration,
given current hardware and surgical technique. Materials and Methods We retrospectively …

Objective: We aimed to identify opioid prescribing practices across surgical specialties and
institutions. Background: In an effort to minimize the contribution of prescription narcotics to …

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a prospective, multicenter survey of patients
regarding postoperative opioid use to inform development of standardized, evidence-based …

Depression and smoking are common comorbid conditions among adults with chronic pain.
The aim of this study was to determine the independent effects of depression on clinical pain …

Background Opioid prescription management is challenging for orthopaedic surgeons, and
we lack evidence-based guidelines for responsible opioid prescribing. Our institution …

Objective To describe postoperative opioid prescribing practices in a large cohort of patients
undergoing urological surgery. Patients and Methods We identified 11,829 patients who …

Objective To synthesize the evidence regarding the effect of spinal stimulation (SS) vs
medical therapy (MT) and the effect of newer SS technologies vs conventional SS on pain …

The use of buprenorphine, a mixed opioid agonist-antagonist, for the management of
chronic pain and/or opioid use disorder is increasing. As such, medical providers will more …