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Cigarette Smoking Increases the Risk for Rotator Cuff Tears
Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research, 03/16/09
Baumgarten KM et al. - The authors observed a dose-dependent and time-dependent relationship between smoking and rotator cuff tears. The authors observed a strong association between smoking and rotator cuff disease. This may indicate smoking is an important risk factor for the development of rotator cuff tears.
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