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Editorial
. 2015 Aug;31(8):1606.
doi: 10.1016/j.arthro.2015.05.022.

Editorial Commentary: Smoking is Hazardous to Shoulder Health

James H Lubowitz
Editorial

Editorial Commentary: Smoking is Hazardous to Shoulder Health

James H Lubowitz. Arthroscopy. 2015 Aug.

Abstract

It is no controversy that smoking is hazardous to one's shoulder health. Arthroscopic shoulder surgery complications are common in patients with age greater than 60 years, COPD, cancer, and in cases where surgical time is greater than 90 minutes.

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