NON-UNION OF AN UNDISPLACED RADIAL STYLOID FRACTURE IN A HEAVY SMOKER: REVISITING THE ASSOCIATION OF SMOKING AND BONE HEALING
| Autor: | Khaled M Sarraf, Naresh Somashekar, Aniket N. Tavare, Ronald J. Langstaff |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Wrist Joint medicine.medical_specialty Ultrasonic Therapy medicine.medical_treatment Dentistry Bone healing Tobacco smoke Non union Tobacco users medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Range of Motion Articular Fracture Healing Bone union business.industry Smoking General Medicine Magnetic Resonance Imaging Surgery Fractures Ununited Emergency Medicine Tissue healing Smoking cessation Accidental Falls Radius Fractures business Complication Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Hand Surgery. 16:73-76 |
| ISSN: | 1793-6535 0218-8104 |
| Popis: | Isolated radial styloid fractures occur relatively infrequently, with non-union of such fractures, especially when undisplaced, being highly unusual. Smoking of tobacco, a common habit which is decreasing in prevalence in the developed world, has been proven to exert many adverse effects on tissue healing including bone union. We present a case of non-union of an undisplaced radial styloid fracture in the dominant hand of a young and healthy heavy smoker, emphasising the negative impact of tobacco smoke and its association with bone repair. We suggest that heavy tobacco users should also be followed up more vigilantly with this complication in mind, with smoking cessation modalities being offered on presentation. |
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