Do patients who smoke tobacco have success with primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair? A comparison with nonsmokers
It is recommended that patients cease smoking before rotator cuff repair. However, not all patients want to or are able to successfully cease smoking. This raises the question if these patients should be advised to pursue surgical intervention or if surgery should be contraindicated until patients successfully cease smoking.
Source: Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Keith M. Baumgarten, Will E. Schweinle, Peter S. Chang Source Type: research