Objectives:Meniscus tears are among the most common surgically treated knee injuries. Numerous studies have demonstrated increased risk of the development of radiographic signs of osteoarthritis following meniscus loss, leading surgeons to attempt to repair and preserve the meniscus whenever possible. Tear location and morphology, knee stability, the performance of a concurrent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, and patient age have in various studies been correlated with risk of repair failure. While smoking has been demonstrated to in orthopaedics to impair wound healing, fracture union, and spinal fusion; there are no studies in the literature evaluating the effect of smoking on meniscus repair. We hypothesize that smoking is associated with increased risk of meniscus repair failure, defined as performance of a subsequent partial meniscectomy following initial meniscus repair.
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