Our study examined the effect of developing a reliable protocol for prescribing opioids for postoperative pain following ACS surgery. Our goal was to progress toward completion of an effective, research-based, and consistent opioid prescription protocol. This protocol proved to effectively reduce total MME administration. Long-term, we hope this study may assist in the development of opioid prescribing protocols for other orthopaedic procedures at UC Davis Medical Center.

Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) canlead to pain, disability, and permanentneurological impairment. Here, we comparedpatients who were admitted through clinic versus the emergency department (ED) for surgical management of DCM.