Journal article
Smoking and reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament
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We sought to determine whether smoking affected the outcome of reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament. We analysed the results of 66 smokers (group 1 with a mean follow-up of 5.67 years (1.1 to 12.7)) and 238 non-smokers (group 2 with a mean follow-up of 6.61 years (1.2 to 11.5)), who were statistically similar in age, gender, graft type, fixation and associated meniscal and chondral pathology. The assessment was performed using the International Knee Documentation Committee form an...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY-BRITISH VOLUME
- Volume:
- 88B
- Issue:
- 8
- Pages:
- 1027-1031
- Publication date:
- 2006-08-01
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- ISSN:
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0301-620X
- Source identifiers:
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108942
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pubs:108942
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- 2006
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