Risks of Miniplate Removal in Fibula Free Flap Oromandibular Reconstruction.

OTO Open · 2026 · PMC12955828 · PMID 41783518

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borderline significanceP = .052so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Although smoking demonstrated borderline significance ( P = .052), consistent with its known role in impairing wound healing, it did not remain a significant factor in the multivariate analysis. 27 , 28 This may reflect high baseline smoking prevalence (70.8%) in this cohort.

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approaching significanceno p-value reported

Smoking was more frequent in the removal group (86.7% vs 70.8%; P = .052), approaching significance.

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

This borderline result suggests a trend toward a higher risk of miniplate removal in patients who received radiotherapy, though the difference did not reach statistical significance.

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