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Predictors of prolonged opioid use following lumbar fusion
The United States has the highest rate of lumbar fusion in the world.1 The lumbar fusion rate increased 2.4 times between 1998 and 2008.2 Rates of opioid pain reliever (OPR) use at 24 months post-lumbar fusion have been reported in up to 30% to 67% of patients. Currently, the number of OPR-related …