Fractures that have been smoked for 80 days generally heal, but there is a risk of delayed healing or blood clots.
Fracture healing requires three phases: the hematoma inflammatory mechanization phase, the primitive bone scab formation phase, and the bone scab remodeling and shaping phase, which takes a total of 1 to 2 years. Factors that contribute to fracture healing include age, patient’s health status, type of fracture, blood supply to the fracture site, and degree of soft tissue damage. Smoking generally has little effect on fracture healing.
Smoking can lead to spasm and contraction of small blood vessels throughout the body, local ischemia, and can also lead to nutrient absorption disorders, etc., which can lead to a lack of blood supply and nutrients at the fracture site, and there is a possibility of delayed fracture healing. In addition, heavy smoking may lead to plaque formation and thromboembolism.
Smoking is harmful to the human body and patients are advised to quit smoking regardless of whether they have a fracture or not.