The Influence of Smoking on Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Review of the Literature



Heyes, Gavin, Weigelt, Lizzy, Molloy, Andrew and Mason, Lyndon ORCID: 0000-0002-0371-3183
(2020) The Influence of Smoking on Foot and Ankle Surgery: A Review of the Literature. The Foot, 46. p. 101735.

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Abstract

The effect of tobacco smoking on foot and ankle procedures is likely to be more pronounced when compared to other orthopaedic surgery. This is due to the peripheral nature of the vasculature involved. This paper reviews the current clinical evidence on the effects of smoking foot and ankle surgery. In the trauma setting, the evidence suggests that wound complications and non-unions are significantly higher in the smoking population. In the elective setting there is a significantly increased risk of non-union in ankle and hindfoot arthrodeses in smokers. In the setting of diabetes, ulceration rate in smokers is higher and there may be a higher risk of amputation.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Ankle, Humans, Arthrodesis, Risk Factors, Smoking, Tobacco Smoking
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 28 Aug 2020 07:43
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2023 23:36
DOI: 10.1016/j.foot.2020.101735
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3099023