Postoperative Morbidity of Facial Fracture Repair: A National Big-Data Analysis of 4805 Cases Across 16 Years.
BACKGROUND National data on short-term morbidity after facial fracture repair remain limited, and the trajectory of postoperative risk amid increasing case complexity is unclear. METHODS Using ACS-NSQIP (2007-2022), we identified 4805 adults undergoing operative repair of mandibular, zygomaticomaxillary complex (ZMC)...