Background Spinal fusion surgery is performed about half a million times per year in the
United States and millions more worldwide. It is an effective method for reducing pain …

Study Design. A review of the smoking habits in 426 patients who had been followed
prospectively for 2 years after a lumbar spinal fusion procedure was conducted. Objective …

Study Design. The effect of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation on spinal fusion was
studied in a retrospective review of 357 patients who had undergone instrumented spinal …

Study Design Literature review. Objective The aim of this literature review was to detail the
effects of smoking in spine surgery and examine whether perioperative smoking cessation …

BACKGROUND: Smoking is a risk factor in the process of bone healing after lumbar
spondylodesis, often associated with complications that occur intraoperatively or during …

Study Design. Retrospective analysis of the prospectively collected American College of
Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement database. Objective. We assessed …

Study Design. A retrospective cohort study of a prospectively collected surgical database.
Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of smoking on 30-day morbidity …

Study Design. A double-blind, prospective, randomized study using a validated rabbit model
of intertransverse process fusion. Objectives. To determine the effect of stopping prolonged …

Smoking is a worldwide epidemic. Complications related to smoking behavior generate an
economic loss around $193 billion annually. In addition to impacting chronic health …

Background Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF) is a surgical technique indicated for the
treatment of several lumbar pathologies. Smoking has been suggested as a possible cause …