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Orthopedic surgery patients do fine without opioid painkillers, according to new study

Orthopedic surgery patients do fine without opioid painkillers, according to new study

Patients can recover from orthopedic surgery just as well without using opioid-based painkillers, says a McMaster University and Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

Source: Medical Xpress

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