A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Methylprednisolone for Postoperative Pain Management of Surgically Treated Distal Radius Fractures

• Published in: The Journal of hand surgery (American ed.) Vol. 47; no. 9; pp. 866 - 873
• Main Authors: Gottschalk, Michael B., Dawes, Alexander, Hurt, John, Spencer, Corey, Campbell, Collier, Toston, Roy, Farley, Kevin, Daly, Charles, Wagner, Eric R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.09.2022
• Subjects: DRF fracture; multimodal; opioids; pain control; multimodal; DRF fracture; pain control; opioids

Perioperative glucocorticoids have been effectively used as a pain management regimen for reducing pain after hand surgery. We hypothesize that a methylprednisolone taper (MPT) course following surgery will reduce pain and opioid consumption in the early postoperative period. This study was a random...