The effects of smoking on fracture healing.
The effects of smoking on fracture healing.
A. Sloan,I. Hussain,3 Authors,M. El-Sheemy
2010 · DOI: 10.1016/j.surge.2009.10.014
The Surgeon · 210 Citations
TLDR
Cessation of the habit perioperatively is routinely advised to improve outcomes for patients, and some of the consequences of tobacco smoking in fracture healing are described.