The effect of smoking on outcomes following primary total hip and knee arthroplasty: a population-based cohort study of 117,024 patients
Background and purpose — Smoking is a modifiable risk factor that may adversely affect postoperative outcomes. Healthcare providers are increasingly denying smokers access to total hip and knee arthroplasty (THA and TKA) until they stop smoking. Evidence supporting this is unclear. We assessed the e...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Taylor & Francis Group
2019-11-01
|
| Series: | Acta Orthopaedica |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1649510 |