Publications by authors named "Oguz Kucukdeveci"
Background: Tobacco smoke contains more than 4,000 constituents, but not all of them are reported to have adverse effects on bone healing after distraction osteogenesis. No research on the systemic administration of nicotine has been done on distraction osteogenesis of the weight-bearing long bones of the lower extremity.
Methods: Fourteen New Zealand white male rabbits underwent distraction osteogenesis on the right tibia and lengthening by 1 cm.