ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2025
Cannabis Use in Patients With Distal Radius Fractures: A Moment of Unity?
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of cannabis use and tobacco smoking on outcomes of open carpal tunnel release surgery: a nationwide study in the United States.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Cannabis use increases surgical, medical, and psychosocial complications after lower extremity fracture fixation and shows compounded risk with concurrent nicotine use.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The Highs and Lows of Fracture Fixation: Complications After Wrist Fracture Fixation for Users of Cannabis, Tobacco, or Neither Substance.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Is Cannabis Dependence Associated with Postoperative Infections in Hand and Wrist Surgeries?Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
- Cannabis and nicotine use are independently associated with adverse surgical, medical, and psychosocial outcomes following upper extremity fracture fixation.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Cannabis Use in Orthopaedic Surgery: Effects on Fracture Healing, Opioid Requirements, and Clinical Outcomes.Cureus · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundAs legalization of cannabis spreads, an increasing number of patients who use cannabis are being seen in the clinical setting. This study examined the impact of cannabis and tobacco use on postoperative complications following open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) of distal radius fractures.
methodsA national, all-payer database was queried to identify patients who underwent ORIF of a distal radius fracture between 2015 and 2020 (n = 970 747). Patients were stratified into the following groups: (1) tobacco use (n = 86 941), (2) cannabis use (n = 898), (3) tobacco and cannabis use (n = 9842), and (4) neither tobacco nor cannabis use ("control", 747 892). Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify risk factors for infection, nonunion, and malunion within the first postoperative year.
resultsConcomitant use of tobacco and cannabis was associated with a higher rate of nonunion (5.0%) compared to tobacco or cannabis use alone (
conclusionsCannabis use is associated with an elevated risk of infection and malunion following operative management of a distal radius fracture. Concomitant use of cannabis and tobacco poses an elevated risk of nonunion and malunion compared to tobacco use alone.
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