JUSTAN, Ivan, Petra OVESNÁ, Tomáš KUBEK, Petr HÝŽA, Igor STUPKA and Zdeněk DVOŘÁK. The Effect of Smoking on Post-operative Finger Range of Motion in Patients with Tendon Grafts. In Vivo. 2011, vol. 25, No 4, p. 697-702. ISSN 0258-851X. |
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@article{970381, author = {Justan, Ivan and Ovesná, Petra and Kubek, Tomáš and Hýža, Petr and Stupka, Igor and Dvořák, Zdeněk}, article_number = {4}, keywords = {Flexor tendon; hand; tendon graft; smoking; finger range of motion}, language = {eng}, issn = {0258-851X}, journal = {In Vivo}, title = {The Effect of Smoking on Post-operative Finger Range of Motion in Patients with Tendon Grafts}, volume = {25}, year = {2011} }
TY - JOUR ID - 970381 AU - Justan, Ivan - Ovesná, Petra - Kubek, Tomáš - Hýža, Petr - Stupka, Igor - Dvořák, Zdeněk PY - 2011 TI - The Effect of Smoking on Post-operative Finger Range of Motion in Patients with Tendon Grafts JF - In Vivo VL - 25 IS - 4 SP - 697-702 EP - 697-702 SN - 0258851X KW - Flexor tendon KW - hand KW - tendon graft KW - smoking KW - finger range of motion N2 - The finger range of motion (ROM) was evaluated in patients with hand flexor tendon replacement using a tendon graft and the effect of smoking was investigated. The first hypothesis was: a tendon graft increases the post-operative ROM. The second hypothesis was: smoking has a negative effect on the final finger ROM. Patients and Methods: Fifty seven autologous tendon grafts in 48 patients were included. The patients were grouped as non-smokers or smokers (“light” or “heavy”). The modified Strickland system and Total Active Motion (TAM) system, were chosen for the evaluation. Results: The first hypothesis was proved by all the measurements. The post-operative status assessed by the Strickland method was different between the non-smokers and smokers with a better score in the smokers. Conclusion: A significant ROM improvement occurs after reconstruction and is even slightly better in smokers than in non-smokers. ER -
JUSTAN, Ivan, Petra OVESNÁ, Tomáš KUBEK, Petr HÝŽA, Igor STUPKA and Zdeněk DVOŘÁK. The Effect of Smoking on Post-operative Finger Range of Motion in Patients with Tendon Grafts. \textit{In Vivo}. 2011, vol.~25, No~4, p.~697-702. ISSN~0258-851X.
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