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Table 8 Comparison of degree of HO and BL among the current smokers, former smokers and non-smokers

From: The impact of smoking on outcomes following anterior cervical fusion-nonfusion hybrid surgery: a retrospective single-center cohort study

 

Current smoker

Former smoker

Nonsmoker

P value

Heterotopic ossification

24

22

46

0.097

1

0

4

6

 

2

18

14

34

 

3

0

4

2

 

4

6

0

4

 

Bone loss

22

22

40

 < 0.001*

1

10

12

39

 

2

6

9

0

 

3

6

1

1

 

4

0

0

0

 
  1. HO heterotopic ossification, BL bone loss. *P < 0.05, statistically significant
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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