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16488521

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
Scaphoid fractures predominantly affect young men, in whom the UK smoking prevalence approaches 40%. We examined the association between smoking and failure of non-vascularized bone grafting and screw fixation for scaphoid non-union and delayed union in a retrospective cohort study. Adequate follow-up was obtained in 64 of 87 patients treated (74%). Union was defined as the presence of trabecular continuity on at least two films from a four-view radiographic series. Union was achieved in 47 of 64 cases. Seventeen were smokers. Thirteen of the 17 patients with non-union were smokers (relative risk 3.7; 95% CI: 1.3-10.1, p=0.005). Proximal pole fractures, long injury-grafting interval and non-compliance were not more frequent in smokers than non-smokers. Smoking is strongly associated with failure of union after screw fixation and non-vascularized bone grafting of the scaphoid. Smokers should be advised to avoid smoking pre-operatively and during the healing period.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
252-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Failure of surgery for scaphoid non-union is associated with smoking.
pubmed:affiliation
Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Headington, Oxford, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article