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Effect of Smoking on the Healing of Tibial Shaft Fractures in a Rural Indian Population
Background Tibial shaft fractures account for 17% of all lower limb fractures. Nonunion and infection rates are estimated to be between 2% and 10%. Bone healing is a complex process that is influenced by biological, mechanical, and systemic factors. Adverse smoking effects on cardiovascular and resp...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9001190/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35464511 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23018 |