Rate of Opioid Prescriptions for Patients With Acute Ankle Sprain

Ann Intern Med. 2019 Sep 17;171(6):441-443. doi: 10.7326/M19-0679. Epub 2019 Jul 9.

Authors

Fred T Finney¹, Timothy D Gossett¹, Hsou Mei Hu¹, Jennifer F Waljee¹, Chad M Brummett¹, David M Walton¹, Paul G Talusan¹, James R Holmes¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (F.T.F., T.D.G., H.M.H., J.F.W., C.M.B., D.M.W., P.G.T., J.R.H.).

PMID: 31284299
DOI: 10.7326/M19-0679

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Analgesics, Opioid / therapeutic use*
Ankle Injuries / drug therapy*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / statistics & numerical data*
Sprains and Strains / drug therapy*

Substances

Analgesics, Opioid