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SUBMITTER: Abdul Wahab PU
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5493556 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Abdul Wahab P U PU Senthil Nathan P P Madhulaxmi M M Muthusekhar M R MR Loong Soh Chen SC Abhinav Rajendra Prabhu RP
Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery 20161201 3
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this retrospective study was to identify the significant risk factors that contribute towards postoperative infection in patients recovering from orthognathic surgery.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective records of 522 patients who underwent orthognathic surgery over 9 year period were evaluated for postoperative infection within 3 months of surgery and after 3 months of surgery. The variables of interest included age, gender, habits like smoking and alcohol consumption and ...[more]