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Nationwide data reveals opioid and gabapentinoid use persists after ACDF, suggesting ongoing pain management needs.
A considerable proportion of patients continued to purchase opioids and gabapentinoids during the first postoperative year after ACDF. New strong-opioid initiation postoperatively was uncommon. Nationwide prescription data offer an objective and complete measure of postoperative medication dispensing for outcome assessment.
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