Carney John J, Hwang Alan, Heckmann Nathanael, Bernstein Mitchell, Marecek Geoffrey S
Orthopedics. 2020 Mar 1;43(2):108-112. doi: 10.3928/01477447-20191212-07. Epub 2019 Dec 16.
Marijuana use among orthopedic patients has not been extensively studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of marijuana use among orthopedic surgery patients. Additionally, the authors sought to better characterize how and why their patients use marijuana. Patients presenting at 3 institutions in 2 states for orthopedic surgery were asked to complete a voluntary survey. In addition to basic demographic information, the survey contained questions regarding the frequency of, methods of, and reasons for marijuana use. Patients who had used marijuana in the past year were categorized as marijuana users. A total of 275 patients completed surveys, of whom 94 (34%) endorsed marijuana use in the past year. A majority of marijuana users (55%) endorsed using marijuana either daily or weekly. Smoking was the most common means of marijuana use (90%), followed by edible products (35%) and vaporizing (24%). Pain management (54%) and recreation (52%) were the most commonly cited reasons for using marijuana. Eighty-six percent of marijuana users indicated that they would stop using marijuana if told by their physician that marijuana use would adversely affect their surgery. Marijuana use is common among orthopedic patients. Many patients believe marijuana is beneficial for managing pain and other medical conditions, although most would be willing to stop using marijuana if told it would negatively impact their surgery. Further study into the effects of marijuana use on musculoskeletal health is warranted because marijuana use may be a risk factor easily modified to improve surgical outcomes. [Orthopedics. 2020; 43(2): 108-112.].
骨科患者使用大麻的情况尚未得到广泛研究。本研究的目的是调查骨科手术患者中大麻使用的流行情况。此外,作者试图更好地描述患者使用大麻的方式和原因。在两个州的3家机构接受骨科手术的患者被要求完成一项自愿调查。除了基本人口统计学信息外,该调查还包含有关大麻使用频率、方式和原因的问题。过去一年中使用过大麻的患者被归类为大麻使用者。共有275名患者完成了调查,其中94名(34%)在过去一年中认可使用过大麻。大多数大麻使用者(55%)认可每天或每周使用大麻。吸烟是最常见的大麻使用方式(90%),其次是食用产品(35%)和汽化(24%)。疼痛管理(54%)和娱乐(52%)是使用大麻最常被提及的原因。86%的大麻使用者表示,如果医生告知他们使用大麻会对手术产生不利影响,他们会停止使用大麻。大麻使用在骨科患者中很常见。许多患者认为大麻对管理疼痛和其他医疗状况有益,尽管如果被告知大麻会对手术产生负面影响,大多数人愿意停止使用大麻。有必要进一步研究大麻使用对肌肉骨骼健康的影响,因为大麻使用可能是一个易于改变的风险因素,以改善手术结果。[《骨科》。2020年;43(2):108 - 112。]