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Fewer Opioids Needed After "Needle" Knee Surgery
Patients using needle arthroscopy after knee surgery required half the opioids the next day and experienced faster early recovery, researchers reported in the Journal of Orthopaedics.
- On Dec. 5, 2025, HealthDay News reported a study finding needle arthroscopy improved early knee function compared with standard arthroscopy in knee surgery patients.
- Using a technique-first opening, needle arthroscopy employs a needle arthroscope around 1.9 millimeters in diameter, compared to the 4-millimeter scope in standard arthroscopy, Yale Medicine said.
- In the trial, researchers treated 41 patients with needle arthroscopy and 40 with standard arthroscopy for torn cartilage cleanup, finding the needle group used half the opioids post-op.
- Those treated with needle arthroscopy experienced less discomfort and a quicker return to activity early on, while both groups showed similar recovery by six weeks, Dr. Chad Lavender said.
- Marshall University and the Journal of Orthopaedics publicized the findings in a Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine news release, and Yale Medicine offers additional information.
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Fewer Opioids Needed After "Needle" Knee Surgery
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