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. 2018 Oct 15;40(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s40902-018-0168-y

Table 2.

Postoperative complications according to the fracture region

Complication Nasal bone Orbital wall Zygomatic arch Maxillary wall Mandible Total
Nerve damage 2 54* 39 95
Infection 2 1 5 10 18
Malocclusion 6 6
Hematoma 2 2 4
Dehiscence 2 3 5
Malunion 1 2 3
Granuloma 1 1
Total 6 66 60 132

Values are presented as number

The total number of patients who experienced complications was 126, but 4 patients had experienced 2 complications and 1 patient had experienced 3

*For nerve damage, it was difficult to determine the specific region in the midfacial area