Research Abstracts

Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients with Osteoarthritis

AUTHORS Bryan Renslo, BS Ari Greis, DO Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA ABSTRACT Background Osteoarthritis (OA) can result in significant pain...

Research Abstract | Resident Opioid Educational Intervention on Prescribing Behaviors

Impact of an Educational Intervention on the Opioid Knowledge and Prescribing Behaviors of Resident Physicians AUTHORS Pankti Acharya,...

Trends in Opioid Prescribing Following Statewide PDMP Implementation: The Pennsylvania Experience

AUTHORS CHAIM MILLER, BA ASIF M. ILYAS, MD, MBA ABSTRACT Background The opioid epidemic is a major public health crisis in the United...

Research Abstract | PDMP Analysis

Preoperative Opioid Use Results in Increased Postoperative Opioid Use after Thumb Basal Joint Arthroplasty: A PDMP Analysis AUTHORS...

Opioid Prescription Patterns by Drug Type: The Pennsylvania Experience

AUTHORS BROCK BAKEWELL, MPH ASIF M. ILYAS, MD, MBA ABSTRACT Background Opioid abuse persists as a significant public health issue in the...

Orthopaedic Patient Perspectives on Medical Cannabis: A Survey of over 2500 Patients

AUTHORS Clay Townsend, MD Frederic Liss, MD Charles Langman, DPM Donald Mazur, MD Stephen A. Stache, MD Saloni Sharma, MD David S....

CBD in Patients with Low Back Pain Caused by Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: an Observational Study

AUTHORS Brock K. Bakewell, MPH 1 Matthew Sherman, BS 2 Kimberly Binsfield, MS 3 Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA 1,2 Stephen A. Stache, Jr., MD 2...

Medical Cannabis Use Reduces Opioid Prescriptions in Patients with Chronic Back Pain

AUTHORS Ari Greis, DO Bryan Renslo, BS Asif M. Ilyas, MD, MBA ABSTRACT Background Opioids are routinely prescribed for the treatment of...

Research Abstract | Pre-Operative Opioid Education for Outpatient Upper Extremity Surgery

Prospective Randomized Trial Studying the Effects of Pre-Operative Opioid Education on Post-Operative Opioid Consumption after Outpatient...

Research Abstract | Pre-Operative Opioid Education

The Effect of Pre-Operative Opioid Education on Post-Operative Opioid Consumption after Outpatient Orthopaedic Surgery: Prospective...