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Nerve Damage Shown to be Cause of Unexplained Chronic Pain Following Knee Operations

9th October 2018

Demonstrated for the first time by high-resolution ultrasound imaging. Patients frequently experience severe chronic pain following knee operations. Although the pain is thought to be due to damage to small nerves, it was hitherto impossible […]

Spinal Surgery May Not Cut Need for Painkillers

28th March 2018

Most patients who take prescription opioids for chronic pain before lumbar fusion surgery continue taking them long-term after surgery, a new study suggests. More than 77 percent continued long-term postoperative use, and 14 percent had […]

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Nerve Damage Shown to be Cause of Unexplained Chronic Pain Following Knee Operations

Spinal Surgery May Not Cut Need for Painkillers