REPORTING FROM THE EULAR 2018 CONGRESS
SOURCE: Smith B et al. EULAR 2018, Abstract No. SP0073.
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“Managing narcotics postoperatively can be challenging due to the fact that many people come into these fractures with a history of narcotic use.”
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