Smoking Effects in a Distal Tibia Fracture Treated With External Fixation
| Autor: | Andrea Emilio Salvi, Alexander Nikolaevich Chelnokov, Simone Roda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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medicine.medical_specialty External fixator Tobacco use External Fixators medicine.medical_treatment Distal tibia fracture Dentistry Traumatology Bone healing 03 medical and health sciences External fixation 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Advanced and Specialized Nursing 030222 orthopedics Wound Healing business.industry Smoking Middle Aged Distal tibia Tibial Fractures Blood supply business |
| Zdroj: | Orthopedic nursing. 35(6) |
| ISSN: | 1542-538X |
| Popis: | Distal tibia fractures are one of the most demanding injuries in orthopaedic traumatology, due mainly to frequent coexistence of covering tissue problems and poor blood supply. Smoking exerts a detrimental effect on fracture healing, increasing the time to union. We report the case of a 60-year-old heavy-smoker (about 20 cigarettes a day) with a distal tibia fracture that necessitated synthesis with an external fixator to maximize the healing process, which nevertheless required more than one and half year to heal. We consider this case as a "take-home message" against tobacco use during the treatment of any orthopaedic issue. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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