Percentage of patients using narcotics to manage pain at each time point.
| Narcotics Usage | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| D+ILS (%) n=215 | D+PS (%) n=107 | p (Fisher's Exact) | |
| Pre-op | 52.6 | 53.3 | >0.90 |
| Week 6 | 46.0 | 54.2 | >0.10 |
| Month 3 | 34.4 | 44.9 | >0.08 |
| Month 6 | 29.8 | 34.6 | >0.40 |
| Month 12 | 28.0 | 38.3 | >0.40 |
| Month 18 | 22.3 | 29.0 | >0.20 |
| Month 24 | 23.3 | 33.6 | >0.06 |
| Month 36 | 23.3 | 22.4 | >0.90 |
| Month 48 | 23.7 | 20.6 | >0.50 |
| Month 60 | 23.7 | 24.3 | >0.90 |