Dr. Nolan Horner Featured In Press: “Opioid-sparing protocol may reduce opioid consumption after shoulder, knee arthroscopy”

Results showed implementation of an opioid-sparing pain management protocol may reduce opioid consumption compared with a standard opioid prescription protocol in patients undergoing outpatient shoulder and knee arthroscopy.

“This study strongly suggests that patients may not require opioid pain management, not just for simple debridements or meniscectomies, but even for potentially more complex procedures, like ACL reconstructions and rotator cuff repairs,” Nolan S. Horner, MD, an orthopedic surgeon in Chicago, said in his presentation at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.