The program offers patients nonaddictive pain management following common orthopedic procedures, according to a Feb. 17 press release published in CarsonNow.org.
The program aims to help patients across the state reduce opioid usage. Approximately 70% of opioid addiction starts with a legal prescription, according to the release.
Reno Orthopedic Center surgeon Sanjai Shukla, MD, recently launched the program, performing the first opioid-sparing hip replacement surgery in the state.
