Abstract

KRIVOY, Abraham; KRIVOY, Jaime  and  KRIVOY, Mauricio. El fumar y la columna vertebral quirúrgica. Gac Méd Caracas [online]. 2005, vol.113, n.2, pp.193-198. ISSN 0367-4762.

In chronic smoker the mineral deficient vertebrae with reduced bone blood supply facilitate the fail in bone fusion, traumatic vertebral injury and degenerative bone process.

Keywords : Patological fracture vertebra; Fusion fail; Nicotine; Cigarrette.