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Published in final edited form as: J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022 May 6;75(8):2691–2701. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2022.04.097

Table 5.

Post-Operative Complications by Fixation Type

Complication	Mini-Plate (%)	No. Studies	Reconstruction Bar (%)	No. Studies	p

Infection	42 (6.8)	4	12 (6.7)	5	0.863
Fistula	9 (15.8)	3	5 (4.7)	3	0.036^*
Mal-Union/Non-Union	15 (11.0)	3	13 (12.6)	3	0.690
Wound Dehiscence	7 (18.4)	2	0 (0.0)	1	0.174
Total Flap Loss	21 (9.4)	7	27 (4.7)	8	0.019^*
Partial Flap Loss	7 (20.6)	2	16 (6.1)	3	< 0.001^*
Re-operation for Vascular	13 (13.3)	4	11 (4.0)	3	< 0.001^*
Compromise
Plate-Related Complication	241 (32.5)	6	61 (18.8)	7	< 0.001^*

Statistically significant (p < 0.05)