Re: Smoking and Ligament Healing...


Sniper wrote:
Ok we all know smoking is bad for us but is
there any significant findings of light smoking causing improper
healing in ligaments?. Also why are ligaments not able to heal with
their original tissues?, why is it only scar tissue?.

These links concern smoking in general, not light smoking.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/10/061016121047.htm
http://www.jbjs.org.uk/cgi/content/abstract/88-B/8/1027



This link should help to explain the why's and wherefor's of ligaments
and scar tissues...

http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/201/300/cdn_medical_association/cjs/vol-41/issue-6/0425.htm


There are still many unanswered questions about this subject.

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