I am a
Home I AM A Search Login

Papers of the Week


Papers: 9 Mar 2019 - 15 Mar 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development


2019 03 12


JAMA


321


10

Association of Tramadol With All-Cause Mortality Among Patients With Osteoarthritis.

Authors

Zeng C, Dubreuil M, Larochelle MR, Lu N, Wei J, Choi HK, Lei G, Zhang Y
JAMA. 2019 03 12; 321(10):969-982.
PMID: 30860559.

Abstract

An American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons guideline recommends tramadol for patients with knee osteoarthritis, and an American College of Rheumatology guideline conditionally recommends tramadol as first-line therapy for patients with knee osteoarthritis, along with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.