Smoking Negatively Effects Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To determine whether active smokers have different patient-reported outcomes relative to nonsmokers for pain, function, and overall health at baseline and 1 or 2 years after an arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.

Methods

Patients who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy were identified. Demographic data, including smoking status and patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), were prospectively collected preoperatively and 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years postoperatively. Statistical analysis was performed using the mixed-effects model to compare PROMs preoperatively and 1 or 2 years postoperatively between nonsmokers and active smokers.

Results

509 knees undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy were divided into 2 cohorts: group I, nonsmokers

SUBMITTER: Kraus NR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8129051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature