Opiate Sparing Pain Management Protocol After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery

There is increased attention on opioid prescription patterns and post-operative narcotic consumption in light of the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States. Patients with opioid use disorders often have their first exposure to opioids following a medical or surgical procedure. Approximately 6% of patients who were opioid native preoperatively and received opioids postoperatively became long term users. As orthopedic surgeons account for approximately 8% of all dispensed opioid prescriptions, surgeons have investigated the effectiveness of multimodal analgesic regimens in controlling post-o…