After hip-replacement surgery, medication use decreases

After hip-replacement surgery, medication use decreases

A new study, published November 15, in the journal Pain provides information on the trajectories of prescription drug use before and after hip-replacement surgery—total hip arthroplasty (THA), one of the most common types of joint replacement surgery. Hip-replacement surgery is commonly followed by long- term reductions in the use of prescription drugs for pain and insomnia.

Source: Medical Xpress

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