Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Reduces Opioid Use and Facilitates Early Ambulation Following Fibular Flap Harvest: A Retrospective Study

Kyu J. Choi, Alexander Ivan B. Posis, Alane Costanzo, Anthony Scherschel, Jesse R. Qualliotine, Yan T. Ortiz-Pomales, Eamon O’Reilly, Daniel A. Hammer

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DOI: 10.1097/gox.0000000000008167
Published: 2026-10
Container: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
Publisher: Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
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@article{allodium:10.1097/gox.0000000000008167,
  title = {Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Reduces Opioid Use and Facilitates Early Ambulation Following Fibular Flap Harvest: A Retrospective Study},
  author = {Kyu J. Choi and Alexander Ivan B. Posis and Alane Costanzo and Anthony Scherschel and Jesse R. Qualliotine and Yan T. Ortiz-Pomales and Eamon O’Reilly and Daniel A. Hammer},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open},
  doi = {10.1097/gox.0000000000008167},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000008167}
}

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TI  - Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Reduces Opioid Use and Facilitates Early Ambulation Following Fibular Flap Harvest: A Retrospective Study
AU  - Kyu J. Choi
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AU  - Alane Costanzo
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AU  - Eamon O’Reilly
AU  - Daniel A. Hammer
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JO  - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open
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Choi, K. J., Posis, A. I. B., Costanzo, A., Scherschel, A., Qualliotine, J. R., Ortiz-Pomales, Y. T., O’Reilly, E., & Hammer, D. A. (2026). Peripheral Nerve Stimulation Reduces Opioid Use and Facilitates Early Ambulation Following Fibular Flap Harvest: A Retrospective Study. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open. https://doi.org/10.1097/gox.0000000000008167

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