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ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2022

Tobacco smoking is associated with more pain and worse functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture.

Megan A Audet, Alex Benedick, Heather A Vallier

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Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Megan A AudetMetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University.
Alex BenedickMetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University.
Heather A VallierMetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, affiliated with Case Western Reserve University.

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Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess the impact of current and remote tobacco smoking on clinical and functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture.

methodsNine hundred thirty-five patients treated surgically for torsional ankle fracture over 9 years were reviewed. Tobacco smoking status at the time of injury was defined as current (48.3%), former (11.7%), and nonsmoker (40.0%). Complications, unplanned secondary procedures, pain medication use, and functional outcome scores, as measured by Foot Function Index and Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) surveys.

resultsMean age was 44.8 years, with 50.3% male. More than 6 months following injury current smokers were more likely than former smokers and nonsmokers to report ankle pain (67.8% vs 45.8% vs 47.5%) and to use prescription pain medicines (23.0% vs 10.4% vs 6.3%), all

conclusionCurrent smokers are more likely to use prescription pain medications several months after injury and have worse patient-reported functional outcome scores after surgical treatment of torsional ankle fractures than former smokers and nonsmokers.

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ankle fracturecomplicationsfunctional outcomesopioidspainSMFAtobacco

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PMCPMC8765575

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