Abstract
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: Cigarette smoking has been correlated with imbalance in bone formation, decreased success rates of bone union, bone graft revascularization and bone mineral density. Furthermore, several animal and in vitro studies found that nicotine affects fusion by modifying osteoblast activity and by changing the expression patterns of growth factors and cytokines. However, data on the period of smoking cessation is still sparse.
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