Dr. Andrew Wickline has been flying across the country on his own dime, recruiting orthopedic surgeons to a protocol he spent ten years proving. With 58 surgeons enrolled and 2,400 patients logged, March 2 A Million is becoming impossible to ignore.
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March 2 A Million
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Coverage of the movement, the mission, and the surgeons redefining recovery after joint replacement surgery.
Orthopedics Today
The surgeon who decided opioid-free recovery was possible — and built a movement to prove it.
AAHKS Journal
Opioid-sparing recovery protocols gain traction at national conference.
Surgeons at AAHKS Dallas reported meaningful adoption of multimodal pain management across practices enrolled in the March 2 A Million initiative.
Publication date · 2026Read Article ↗
Healio Orthopedics
Movement aims to enroll 200 opioid-sparing surgeons by November.
March 2 A Million founder Dr. Andrew Wickline is targeting aggressive growth ahead of the AAHKS annual meeting, where the nonprofit will co-host an invite-only event for enrolled surgeons.
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Becker's Orthopedic Review
How one nonprofit is changing the opioid conversation in joint replacement surgery.
From liability reduction to outcomes data, the operational case for opioid-sparing recovery is growing stronger — and March 2 A Million is making it easier for practices to adopt.
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AARP Health
Before your knee replacement, ask your surgeon about this.
More patients are seeking out surgeons enrolled in opioid-sparing recovery programs before scheduling their joint replacement surgery. Here's what to look for — and what to ask.
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NPR Health
A surgeon with a mission. A decade of data. A movement going national.
Dr. Andrew Wickline's conviction that opioid-sparing recovery is better — not just safer — has taken him from skeptical conference rooms to a nationwide network of 58 enrolled surgeons.
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U.S. News Health
What patients should know about opioid-free joint replacement recovery.
Thousands of patients have recovered from hip and knee surgery using fewer than 10 opioid pills. The research and the real-world results are pointing in the same direction.
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Healthline
New protocol, better outcomes: How joint replacement recovery is changing.
Evidence-based multimodal pain management is shifting outcomes for hip and knee replacement patients — and a growing network of surgeons is proving it at scale.
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Prevention Magazine
What nobody told me about recovery — and the protocol that changed everything.
A first-person account of recovering from total knee replacement using the March 2 A Million protocol — with zero opioids and a faster return to activity than expected.
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Podcast · The Orthopedic Edge
Dr. Andrew Wickline on building a national opioid-sparing movement from scratch.
A 45-minute conversation on the research, the resistance, and what it takes to change behavior at the practice level in orthopedic surgery.
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