Risk Factors for Plate Infection, Exposure, and Removal in Mandibular Reconstruction
Plate complications are relatively common after MPR. Smoking history, specific disease characteristics, hardware used during surgery, and postoperative complications may help identify higher-risk patients, but additional larger-scale studies are needed to validate our findings and resolve discrepancies in the current literature.
Authors
- Steven B. Cannady
- Keshav V. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-0665)
- Robert M. Brody (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6639-8830)
- Karthik Rajasekaran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2148-1643)
- Saawan D. Patel
- Ara A. Chalian
Institutions
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Philadelphia VA Medical Center (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2024-08-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.928
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.44