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We assessed the incidence of OCF, its management, and factors predisposing to its development.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 587 eligible patients, 9% developed OCF. On univariate and multivariate analysis, patients undergoing bilateral neck dissection or with surgical site infection (SSI) (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u2009.001) were at maximum risk. On univariate analysis, the incidence was higher following resections for tongue\u2010floor of mouth sub site (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .002), irrespective of the type of flap used for reconstruction. 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