Smoking Prolongs Fracture Healing and Increases Risk of Infection

    Study Shows Decreased Rate of Post-Surgical Complications in Non-Smokers
Paper 591 - Blowing Smoke: A Meta-Analysis of Smoking on Fracture Healing and Post-Operative Infection
Newswise — Philadelphia – Research has long shown the negative effects cigarette smoking has on cardiovascular health. But now, a new study from the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania corroborates early evidence showing that cigarette smoking leads to longer healing times and an increased rate of post-operative complication and infection for patients sustaining fractures or traumatic injuries to their bone. The full results of the study are being presented this week at the 2013 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons annual meeting in Chicago.

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