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