Foot Ankle Int. 1994 Feb;15(2):64-67
Cobb TK, Gabrielsen TA, Campbell DC 2nd, Wallrichs SL, Ilstrup DM
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The relative risk of nonunion in smokers versus nonsmokers after ankle arthrodesis was determined in a case control study.
METHODS: Twenty-two patients were matched to 22 controls by age, sex, surgeon, surgical technique, and preoperative diagnosis. Information on duration, amount, and past history of smoking was obtained for these 44 patients.
RESULTS: Ten of the patients were actively smoking at the time of surgery compared with four of the controls. Six of the patients had no history of smoking and six had stopped smoking before surgery. Eleven of the controls had no history of cigarette smoking and 7 had stopped smoking before surgery.
Copyright © 1994 (Foot Ankle Int. Feb;15(2):64-67) by the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Inc., originally published in Foot & Ankle International,
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