Prolonged oxycodone use and potential risk factors in postoperative patients: a case control study.

Background: Prolonged exposure to opioids has a negative influence on the physical and mental health of a person. Currently, little is known about the risk of prolonging opioids after first postoperative use.

Aim: A study was conducted to define the proportion of postoperative patients that use oxycodone longer than prescribed to determine risk factors of prolonged use.

Functional Outcomes of Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy Versus Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tears Using a Patient-Specific Score: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: It is unknown whether the treatment effects of partial meniscectomy and physical therapy differ when focusing on activities most valued by patients with degenerative meniscal tears.

Purpose: To compare partial meniscectomy with physical therapy in patients with a degenerative meniscal tear, focusing on patients' most important functional limitations as the outcome.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.

Traumatic complex dislocation of the atlanto-axial joint with odontoid and C2 superior articular facet fracture.

Study Design: Case report and clinical discussion.

Objective: We intend to report a unique case of a atlantoaxial dislocation with a odontoid and C2 superior articular facet fracture.

Summary Of Background Data: Traumatic dislocation of the atlantoaxial joint in combination with a C2 fracture is a rare injury.