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Psychosocial Risk Factors for Postoperative Pain in Ankle and Hindfoot Reconstruction

Ryan P. Mulligan, MD [email protected], Kevin J. McCarthy, MD, Benjamin J. Grear, MD, David R. Richardson, MD, Susan N. Ishikawa, MD, and G. Andrew Murphy, MDView all authors and affiliations
Volume 37, Issue 10
https://doi.org/10.1177/1071100716655142

Abstract

Background:

The purpose of this study was to examine factors associated with pain after elective ankle and hindfoot reconstruction.

Methods:

Patients who underwent major ankle or hindfoot reconstruction over a 3-year period were identified. Retrospective chart review determined patient demographics, comorbidities, surgeries, tobacco, alcohol, and narcotic use, chronic pain, and mood disorders. Primary outcomes were cumulative amount of narcotic prescribed (morphine milligram equivalent dose) in the initial 90-day postoperative period, beyond 90 days, and visual analog pain score (VAS) at a minimum of 1-year follow-up. One hundred thirty-two patients (139 operations) met the inclusion criteria.

Results:

The average narcotic amount prescribed in the initial 90 days after surgery was 1711 mg (morphine equivalent), and narcotic prescriptions were required after 52 surgeries (35%) past 90 days. Preoperative narcotic use (P < .01), chronic pain disorder (P = .02), and mood disorder (P < .01) were significant risk factors for continued narcotic use past 90 days. Tobacco use (P = .01) and chronic pain disorder (P < .01) also were significant risk factors for increased initial postoperative narcotic use. The average VAS score in 91 patients at an average of 2.7-year follow-up was 2.1. Mood disorder was a risk factor for increased VAS (P < .01). No other associations were noted.

Conclusion:

Patients being treated for chronic pain, diagnosed with a mood disorder, taking any amount of narcotics preoperatively, or using tobacco products had a statistically significant increased risk for pain postoperatively. The presence of risk factors should prompt physicians to discuss pain management strategies before surgery.

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Level III, comparative series.

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Volume 37, Issue 10
Pages: 1065 - 1070
Article first published online: July 20, 2016
Issue published: October 2016

Keywords

  1. mood disorder
  2. narcotic use
  3. pain disorder
  4. tobacco
  5. comorbidities
  6. foot
  7. surgery

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Ryan P. Mulligan, MD
University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, Memphis, TN, USA
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Kevin J. McCarthy, MD
HSHS Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Belleville, IL, USA
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Benjamin J. Grear, MD
University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, Memphis, TN, USA
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David R. Richardson, MD
University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, Memphis, TN, USA
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Susan N. Ishikawa, MD
University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, Memphis, TN, USA
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G. Andrew Murphy, MD
University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic Department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Biomedical Engineering, Memphis, TN, USA
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Ryan P. Mulligan, MD, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic, 1211 Union Avenue, Suite 510, Memphis, TN 38104, USA Email: [email protected]

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