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TABLE 3.

Summary of Complication Rates and Outcomes in the Literature

Author	Year of Publication	Reported Outcome	Incidence, %
Rish et al⁴⁰	1979	Morbidity rate	5
Poetker et al⁴¹	2004	Infection rate	1.3
		Overall complication rate	2.6
Jaberi et al⁴²	2013	Infection rate	12
Walcott et al³⁹	2013	Complication rate	24