The study evaluated 207 patients who had a total hip replacement from the direct anterior approach and recorded opioid consumption at preoperative, postoperative, three-week and six-week slots.
At the six-week follow-up, 79 patients required no opioids, 75 used 1-5 pills, 47 used 6-10 pills and 6 used more than 10 pills.
Overall, 97 percent of patients required 10 pills or less and the average number of opioids was 3.5 pills per patient. Ninety-five percent of patients required no formal physical therapy at six weeks.
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