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. 2018 Jan 1;100-B(1 Supple A):62–67. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.100B1.BJJ-2017-0547.R1

Table I.

Trends in opioid use following joint arthroplasty amongst all patients regardless of opioid user status

Total patients TKA THA UKA Risk ratio (95% CI)
mths Patients (n) % Patients (n) % Patients (n) % TKA vs THA TKA vs UKA THA vs UKA
73 959 100 37 393 100 4205 100
1 51 279 69.3 22 580 60.4 2110 50.2 1.14 (1.13 to 1.16) 1.38 (1.34 to 1.42) 1.20 (1.17 to 1.24)
2 28 230 38.2 9524 25.5 905 21.5 1.50 (1.47 to 1.53) 1.77 (1.67 to 1.88) 1.18 (1.11 to 1.26)
3 18 451 24.9 6976 18.7 599 14.2 1.34 (130 to 1.37) 1.75 (1.62 to 1.88) 1.31 (1.21 to 1.41)
4 14 780 20.0 6280 16.8 512 12.2 1.19 (1.16 to 1.22) 1.64 (1.51 to 1.78) 1.40 (1.27 to 1.50)
5 13 106 17.7 5927 15.9 461 11.0 1.12 (1.09 to 1.15) 1.62 (1.48 to 1.76) 1.45 (1.32 to 1.58)
6 12 070 16.3 5643 15.1 437 10.4 1.08 (1.05 to 1.11) 1.57 (1.43 to 1.72) 1.45 (1.32 to 1.59)
7 11 614 15.7 5516 14.8 419 10.0 1.06 (1.03 to 1.10) 1.57 (1.44 to 1.73) 1.48 (1.35 to 1.53)
8 11 380 15.4 5347 14.3 431 10.2 1.08 (1.04 to 1.11) 1.50 (1.37 to 1.64) 1.40 (1.27 to 1.53)
9 10 995 14.9 5256 14.1 439 10.4 1.06 (1.03 to 1.09) 1.42 (1.30 to 1.56) 1.35 (1.23 to 1.48)
10 10 780 14.6 5110 13.7 419 10.0 1.07 (1.03 to 1.10) 1.46 (1.33 to 1.60) 1.37 (1.25 to 1.51)
11 10 750 14.5 5204 13.9 441 10.5 1.04 (1.01 to 1.08) 1.39 (1.27 to 1.52) 1.33 (1.21 to 1.45)
12 10 825 14.6 5139 13.7 414 9.8 1.06 (1.03 to 1.10) 1.48 (1.35 to 1.63) 1.40 (1.27 to 1.53)

TKA, total knee arthroplasty; THA, total hip arthroplasty; UKA, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty; CI, confidence interval