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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 IV.

Trends in opioid use following joint arthroplasty amongst non-opioid users

Total patients TKA THA UKA Risk Ratio (95% CI)
(mths) Patients % Patients % Patients % TKA vs THA UKA vs TKA UKA vs THA
29 901 100 15 093 100 1733 100
1 15 544 52.2 6646 44.0 999 57.6 1.18 (1.16 to 1.21) 1.11 (1.06 to 1.15) 1.31 (1.25 to 1.37)
2 6321 21.2 1426 9.4 231 13.3 2.24 (2.13 to 2.37) 0.63 (0.56 to 0.71) 1.41 (1.24 to 1.61)
3 3046 10.2 730 4.8 112 6.5 2.11 (1.95 to 2.29) 0.63 (0.53 to 0.76) 1.34 (1.10 to 1.62)
4 1882 6.3 561 3.7 78 4.5 1.69 (1.55 to 1.86) 0.71 (0.57 to 0.89) 1.21* (0.96 to 1.53)
5 1410 4.7 477 3.2 64 3.7 1.50 (1.35 to 1.66) 0.78 (0.61 to 0.99) 1.17* (0.96 to 1.51)
6 1191 4.0 460 3.0 55 3.2 1.31 (1.18 to 1.46) 0.79* (0.61 to 1.03) 1.04* (0.80 to 1.37)
7 1101 3.7 460 3.0 56 3.2 1.21 (1.09 to 1.35) 0.87* (0.67 to 1.14) 1.06* (0.81 to 1.39)
8 1012 3.4 420 2.8 56 3.2 1.22 (1.09 to 1.37) 0.95* (0.73 to 1.24) 1.16* (0.89 to 1.56)
9 951 3.2 430 2.8 59 3.4 1.12 (1.01 to 1.25) 1.07* (0.82 to 1.38) 1.19* (0.91 to 1.56)
10 942 3.2 419 2.8 60 3.5 1.14 (1.02 to 1.28) 1.09* (0.84 to 1.42) 1.25* (0.96 to 1.63)
11 935 3.1 432 2.9 72 4.2 1.10* (0.98 to 1.23) 1.32 (1.05 to 1.67) 1.45 (1.14 to 1.85)
12 969 3.3 440 2.9 65 3.8 1.11* (0.99 to 1.25) 1.15* (0.90 to 1.48) 1.29* (0.99 to 1.66)

Data presented as risk ratios (95% confidence interval) *95% confidence interval crosses 1, thus risk ratio is not significant UKA, unicompartmental knee arthroplasty; THA, total hip arthroplasty; TKA, total knee arthroplasty