Acute Pain Management for a Tibial Plateau Fracture Shortly After a Buprenorphine XR Depot Injection: A Case Report.

Acute pain management of patients on buprenorphine for opioid use disorder remains a challenge. The buprenorphine extended-release depot injection which lasts for 1 month and has a higher plasma concentration of buprenorphine compared to the sublingual formulation is increasingly being used in patients. Acute pain management of patients on buprenorphine depot remains a challenge because waiting for the washout of the medication is not feasible and discontinuation is challenging because it requires surgical excision.