Current tobacco use is associated with higher rates of implant revision and deep infection after total hip or knee arthroplasty: a prospective cohort study.

BMC Med · 2015 · PMC4653911 · PMID 26586019

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Even with <60 revisions due to infection, the HR related to current smoking almost reached significance, 2.28 (95 % CI 0.99, 5.27; p = 0.05).

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The higher overall revision risk with current tobacco use may be mediated via a higher rate of associated deep infections in the early post-operative period; the borderline significance of rates of revision for infection further supports this hypothesis.

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