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T
he self-proclaimed "opioid-spar-
ing orthopedic surgeon" prac-
tices what he preaches. And,
boy, does he preach what he
practices. "I have good news:
Surgery does not require opioids," says Scott
A. Sigman, MD, of Orthopedic Surgical
Associates of Lowell (Mass.). "It has been an
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• OPIOID ALTERNATIVES Scott A.
Sigman, MD, the "opioid-sparing ortho-
pedic surgeon," relies almost
exclusively on non-opioid options to
control surgical pain.
Scott
A.
Sigman,
MD