Is Cigarette Use Associated with Increased Complication Rates and Worse Functional Outcomes Following Total Ankle Arthroplasty?
Category: Ankle Introduction/Purpose: Tobacco use is a known risk factor for increased perioperative complications rates and having worse functional outcomes in many orthopaedic procedures. To date, no study has elucidated the effect of cigarette smoking on complications or functional outcomes score...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00036 |