After total knee replacement, how long would i be on pain relievers like oxycodone?

Difficult to known: Some patients do not need more than a few days of oxycodone after a knee replacement, whereas several often need the medication for several months.

Several weeks: There is pain associated with a knee replacement. We can minimize the pain with careful surgical techniques and multi-modal pain management techniques. This often includes the use of narcotic medications such as oxycodone. Patients may use this drug for 2-12 weeks after surgery. I prefer that my patients stop the drug as soon as they can after the surgery.