A Prospective Assessment of Opioid Utilization Post-Operatively in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Surgeries.

Background: The healthcare system is plagued finding the balance between opioid use and abuse. Orthopaedic surgeons are expected to curtail the number of opioids prescribed in order to lower opioid abuse. We sought to prospectively evaluate opioid consumption following a wide range of sports orthopaedic surgical procedures to determine utilization patterns.