OA Patients Who Use Opioids Or Antidepressants Have Greater Risk Of Repeated Falls

MedPage Today (4/16) reported, “Low-extremity osteoarthritis (OA) patients who use opioids or antidepressants have a greater risk of repeated falls,” researchers found after studying “4,231 patients from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI).” The findings were published online in the journal Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

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— “Meds Contribute to Falls in OA,” Judy George, MedPage Today, April 16, 2017.

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