Two Post-Operative Pain Protocols at Discharge for Orthopaedic Patients

Exclusion Criteria20

• Contraindication for NSAIDs.
• Preoperative chronic opioid use (preoperative use of \>14 days and average of \>30 Morphine Milligram Equivalents per day).
• Active treatment for opioid use disorder.
• Previous or current illicit drug use.
• Major surgery for pathologic (cancer-related) condition.
• Hand surgery.
• Concurrent operative treatment by another specialty team.
• Discharged to an extended medical care facility.
• Incarceration.
• Women who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next 6 weeks.
• Expected injury survival of less than 6 weeks.
• Terminal illness with expected survival of less than 6 weeks.
• Anticipated problems, in the judgment of research personnel, with maintaining follow-up with the patient.
• Currently enrolled in a trial that does not permit co-enrollment.
• Prior enrollment in the trial.
• Unable to obtain informed consent.
• Non-English speaking
• Eligible patient was not approached prior to hospital discharge (missed participant).
• Did not provide informed consent (declined participation).
• Other reason to exclude the patient, as approved by the Principal Investigator