Smoking and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament

We sought to determine whether smoking affected the outcome of reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. We analysed the results of 66 smokers (group 1 with a mean follow-up of 5.67 years (1.1 to 12.7)) and 238 non-smokers (group 2 with a mean follow-up of 6.61 years (1.2 to 11.5)), who were...

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Main Authors: Karim, A, Pandit, H, Murray, J, Wandless, F, Thomas, N
Format: Journal article
Published: 2006