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Im 22 broke medial malleolus, non-union had surgery 7 weeks ago! i smoked pot for years n eatin good but new xray showed no healing. is pot to blame?
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Pot and bones: all other things being equal there is no evidence that marijuana has a deleterious effect on bone healing. Cigarette smoking is a problem but likely due to oxygen being lowered. However if smoking now, stop! Seven weeks is too early to say this won't heal. Good luck!
Answered 5/1/2015
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