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. 2015 Feb 26;473(8):2700–2709. doi: 10.1007/s11999-015-4220-2

Table 4.

Tobacco use (current and former)

Study LOE MINORS Number of hips Mean age, years (range) Mean followup, years (range) Revision because of wear (%) Overall aseptic loosening rate Outcomes
Kapadia et al. [19] III 6 110 55 (35–84) 4 (2–6) 5/1+ 1 Nonsmoker group was 99% (1% revision rate), survivorship which was significantly higher than 92% (5% revision rate survivorship among the smokers (p = 0.0011)
Khan et al. [21] IV 7 1767 69 (NR) NR (5 to NR) 0.8/1.5/1.3* NR No significant difference in the revision rates between nonsmokers (0.8%), current smokers (1.5%), and exsmokers (1.3%) (p = 0.67)
Meldrum et al. [35] IV 6 165 61 (21–83) NR (5 to NR) 11.8/1.9+ NR Revision rate 11.8% smokers vs. 1.9% nonsmokers; p = 0.0012

MINORS = Methodological Index for Non-randomized Studies; LOE = level of evidence; NR = not reported.

+Revision rates of smokers and nonsmokers; *revision rates for nonsmokers, smokers, and exsmokers.