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. 2019 Mar 16;7(2):115–128. doi: 10.1016/j.esxm.2019.01.001

Table 5.

Complications following incision and grafting procedures, where recorded

Type of graft Lead author Year Satisfaction, % (n/N) Reoperation, % (n/N) Complications, % (n/N)
Altered sensation Recovery from altered sensation Hematoma Pain Edema Infection
Xenograft Sayedahmed19 2017 86.0 (37/43) 4.7 (2/43) 9.3 (4/43) NM NM 7.0 (3/43) NM 0.0 (0/43)
Cosentino20 2016 NM NM NM NM NM 6.8 (3/44) 11.4 (5/44) 2.3 (1/44)
Knoll21 2007 NM 4.3 (7/162) 16.7 (27/162) 100.0 (27/27) 1.9 (3/162) 0.0 (0/162) NM 0.0 (0/162)
Sansalone22 2011 97 NM 3.2 (5/157) NM NM NM NM NM
Allograft Sampaio23 2002 NM NM 22.5 (9/40) 88.9 (8/9) 0.0 (0/40) NM 20.0 (8/40) NM
Autograft Kadioglu24 2018 NM 0.7 (1/144) NM NM NM NM NM NM
Kalsi25 2005 NM§ 0.9 (1/113) 8.8 (10/113) 80.0 (8/10) 0.9 (1/113) 2.7 (3/113) NM NM
Montorsi26 2000 88.0 (44/50) NM 2.0 (1/50) NM 4.0 (2/50) NM NM 2.0 (1/50)
Akkus27 2001 NM NM NM 100 NM NM NM NM
El Sakka13 1998 92.0 (103/112) NM 9.8 (11/112) NM NM NM 2.7 (3/112) 2.7 (3/112)
Multiple Flores15 2011 NM NM 16.1 (9/56) 100.0 (9/9) NM NM NM NM
Chung28 2011 <35 NM 13.0 (6/46) NM NM NM NM NM
Range 88.0–92.0 0.7–4.7 2.0–22.5 80.0–100.0 0.0–4.0 0.0–7.0 0.0–20.0 0.0–2.7

Sansalone et al and Chung et al excluded from range.

Success 75.0% (108/144).

Of partners.

>65% dissatisfied.

§

Success 92.9% (105/113).

No total value given.