| Overall (365) | Infection (84) | No Infection (281) | P-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 59.2 (18.5 – 93.0) | 59.5 (+/− 13.7) | 59.1 (+/− 13.0) | 0.853 |
Missing | 0 | Â | Â | Â |
Sex | ||||
 M | 226 (61.9%) | 50 (59.5%) | 176 (62.6%) | 0.611 |
 F | 139 (38.1%) | 34 (40.5%) | 105 (37.4%) |  |
 Missing | 0 |  |  |  |
Smoking | ||||
 non-smoker | 134 (36.7%) | 25 (29.8%) | 109 (38.8%) | 0.272 |
 Ex-smoker | 111 (30.4%) | 32 (38.1%) | 79 (28.1%) |  |
 Active smoker | 102 (27.9%) | 22 (26.2%) | 80 (28.5%) |  |
 Missing | 18 (4.9%) | 5 (8.3%) | 13 (4.6%) |  |
T2DM | ||||
 yes | 39 (10.7%) | 10 (11.9%) | 29 (10.3%) | 0.794 |
 no | 325 (89.0%) | 74 (88.1%) | 251 (89.3%) |  |
 missing | 1 (0.3%) | 0 | 1 (0.4%) |  |
Plate Factors: | ||||
 Plate Size | ||||
 10 mm | 10 (2.6%) | 5 (5.5%) | 5 (1.7%) | 0.031 |
 15 mm | 279 (72.7%) | 67 (73.6%) | 212 (72.4%) |  |
 20 mm | 6 (1.6%) | 2 (2.2%) | 4 (1.4%) |  |
 24 mm | 16 (4.2%) | 7(7.7%) | 9 (3.1%) |  |
 28 mm | 14 (3.6%) | 1(1.1%) | 13 (4.4%) |  |
 missing | 59 (15.4%) | 9 (9.9%) | 50 (17.1%) |  |
Post-op Rads | ||||
 yes | 233 (63.8%) | 49 (58.3%) | 184 (65.5%) | 0.005 |
 no | 129 (35.3%) | 32 (38.1%) | 97 (34.5%) |  |
 Missing | 3 (0.8%) | 3 (3.6%) |  |  |
Screws | ||||
 Locking | 62 (17.0%) | 9 (10.7%) | 53 (18.9%) | 0.106 |
 Non-locking | 247 (67.7%) | 66 (78.6%) | 181 (64.4%) |  |
 Missing | 56 (15.3%) | 9 (10.7%) | 47 (16.7%) |  |
 Rescues | 76 (20.8%) | 18 (21.4%) | 58 (20.6%) | 0.618 |
 Non-rescue | 234 (64.1%) | 57 (67.9%) | 177 (63.0%) |  |
 Missing | 55 (15.1%) | 9 (10.7%) | 46 (16.4%) |  |
Surgical Defect: | ||||
 Soft Tissue: | ||||
 adversea | 179 (49.0%) | 45 (53.6%) | 135 (48.0%) | 0.162 |
 non-adverse | 180 (49.3%) | 36 (42.9%) | 143 (50.9%) |  |
 missing | 6 (1.7%) | 3 (3.5%) | 3 (1.1%) |  |
Segmental Mandibulectomy Defect: | ||||
 Yes | 212 (58.1%) | 44 (52.4%) | 168 (59.8%) | 0.482 |
 No | 149 (40.8%) | 39 (46.4%) | 110 (39.1%) |  |
 missing | 4 (1.1%) | 1 (1.2%) | 3 (1.1%) |  |
 Flaps | ||||
 Osseous +/− cutaneous | 212 (58.0%) | 40 (47.6%) | 172 (61.2%) | 0.426 |
 Soft Tissue | 143 (39.2%) | 41 (48.8%) | 102 (36.3%) |  |
 Local Regional | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (1.2%) | 0 (0.0%) |  |
 Missing | 9 (2.5%) | 2 (2.4%) | 7 (2.5%) |  |
 Follow-up time (Median) | 25.2 months | 11.1 +/− 27.6 months | 30.84 +/− 31.3 months | 0.005 |
Plate Exposure | ||||
 yes | 39 (10.7%) | 21 (25.0%) | 18 (6.4%) | <0.001 |
 no | 324 (88.8%) | 63(75.0%) | 261 (92.9%) |  |
 missing | 2 (0.5%) |  | 2 (0.7%) |  |