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Fused EP 3: Smoking and Anti-Inflammatory use after a Spinal Fusion

By October 1, 2020February 4th, 2026No Comments
Spinal Fusion

In this latest episode of “Fused”, Dr. Cyr explains how smoking and anti-inflammatory use affect spinal fusion recovery, why nicotine significantly increases the risk of complications such as failure to fuse and post-operative infections, why NSAIDs also have an inhibitory effect on healing fusions, and much more!

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