Tobacco Smoking is Associated With More Pain and Worse Functional Outcomes After Torsional Ankle Fracture.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-19-2022
Publication Title
OTA International
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of current and remote tobacco smoking on clinical and functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture.
METHODS: Nine hundred thirty-five patients treated surgically for torsional ankle fracture over 9 years were reviewed. Tobacco smoking status at the time of injury was defined as current (48.3%), former (11.7%), and nonsmoker (40.0%). Complications, unplanned secondary procedures, pain medication use, and functional outcome scores, as measured by Foot Function Index and Short Musculoskeletal Function Assessment (SMFA) surveys.
RESULTS: Mean age was 44.8 years, with 50.3% male. More than 6 months following injury current smokers were more likely than former smokers and nonsmokers to report ankle pain (67.8% vs 45.8% vs 47.5%) and to use prescription pain medicines (23.0% vs 10.4% vs 6.3%), all
CONCLUSION: Current smokers are more likely to use prescription pain medications several months after injury and have worse patient-reported functional outcome scores after surgical treatment of torsional ankle fractures than former smokers and nonsmokers.
Volume
5
Issue
1
First Page
e175
Recommended Citation
Audet MA, Benedick A, Vallier HA. Tobacco smoking is associated with more pain and worse functional outcomes after torsional ankle fracture. OTA Int. 2022 Jan 19;5(1):e175. doi: 10.1097/OI9.0000000000000175. PMID: 35059563.
DOI
10.1097/OI9.0000000000000175
ISSN
2574-2167
PubMed ID
35059563
