Cigarette smoking increases complications following fracture: A systematic review

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 674-681

  Scolaro, John A ^a   Schenker, Mara L ^b   Yannascoli, Sarah ^b   Baldwin, Keith ^b   Mehta, Samir ^b   Ahn, Jaimo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE;

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; FRACTURE; FRACTURE NONUNION; HEALING; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MEDLINE; OPEN FRACTURE; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; SMOKING; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOBACCO;

FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; FRACTURES, MALUNITED; FRACTURES, UNUNITED; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84898931918     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.M.00081     Document Type: Review

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