Multiinstitutional epidemiological study regarding osteoarthritis of the hip in Japan

Patterns of analgesic use before and after total joint replacement (TJR) in patients with knee/hip osteoarthritis (OA) is not well reported.This retrospective longitudinal analysis used JMDC claims data of patients who underwent knee/hip replacement surgery from 2010 to 2019. Primary outcome was proportion of patients using analgesics pre-surgery, immediately post-surgery, and in post-surgery period. Factors affecting post-surgery analgesic...