Persistent postoperative opioid use in patients treated with total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture: a propensity-score-matched analysis

Key Points

• The study aims to evaluate patterns of opioid use after total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty.
• Conducted a propensity-score matched analysis to compare postoperative opioid use.
• Examined patients undergoing total hip arthroplasty and hemiarthroplasty for femoral neck fracture.
• Assessed the influence of pre-fracture health care needs and comorbidity burden.
• Patients with higher health care needs prior to fracture showed more persistent opioid use.
• Higher comorbidity burden was associated with increased postoperative opioid usage.