ReviewMissouri medicine
Adverse Effects of Smoking on Musculoskeletal Health.
Review in Missouri medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
What it found
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Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Risk factors for postoperative surgical site infections after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.British journal of sports medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Do smokers achieve the same clinically meaningful improvement after total hip arthroplasty?European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2026Article
- Non-tobacco nicotine dependence increases risk of complications following lumbar spine decompression and fusion.North American Spine Society journal · 2025Article
- Cigarette Smoke Exposure Impairs Fracture Healing in a Rat Model: Preferential Impairment of Endochondral Over Membranous Healing.Journal of biomechanical engineering · 2025Article
- Complications and Radiographic Outcomes of Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy at Minimum 5-Year Follow-up.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2024Article
- Smoking-Related Disease Impact in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: A Comprehensive Assessment Using Global Burden of Disease Data.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
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Abstract
Smoking remains a prevalent part of present day society, with over 42 million Americans who continue to use cigarettes. Smoking is strongly associated with a variety of conditions that result in increased morbidity and mortality. Research also indicates that smoking has an adverse effect on surgical outcomes. Its effect on the musculoskeletal system is evident and results in postoperative complications such as infection, nonunion, and malunion. These complications also come with a price, as there are severe economic implications of smoking. Patients who smoke may benefit from a period of perioperative cessation to help diminish some of these negative outcomes. It is the physician's duty to educate patients preoperatively about these outcomes and the potential benefit of smoking cessation.
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