TAMPA, Fla. — According to presented results, NSAIDs and gabapentinoids do not substantially increase nonunion rates; however, these may not improve pain control or decrease opioid utilization in orthopedic trauma patients.
“To avoid the negative effects of opioids, we need to identify new mechanisms to treat these patients,” Renan C. Castillo, MD, said in his presentation at the Orthopaedic Trauma Association Annual Meeting. “NSAIDs and gabapentinoids have be proposed as solutions to the problems we face; however, the effects of these medicines on orthopedic trauma