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There are limited analyses identifying risk factors that lead to plate infection (PIn), exposure, and removal (\u201cplate complications\u201d).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Retrospective cohort study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Academic tertiary medical center.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Patients who underwent MPR from 2013 to 2022 were identified. Risk factors for plate complications were analyzed based on demographic, clinical, intraoperative, and postoperative factors. Multivariable analysis was conducted with logistic regression. Survival analysis was conducted with a Cox model.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 188 patients analyzed, 48 (25.5%) had a plate complication [infection: 22 (11.7%); exposure: 23 (12.2%); removal: 35 (18.6%)]. Multivariate analysis revealed predictive associations between at least 1 plate complication and the following variables: smoking status, soft tissue defect size, number of plates, average screw length, and various postoperative complications. Other associations approached the threshold for significance. Prior and adjuvant radiation therapy, type of free flap, stock versus custom plates, and perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis regimens were not associated with plate complications. No plate complication was independently associated with lower overall survival. PIn (hazard ratio, HR: 7.99, confidence interval, CI [4.11, 15.54]) and exposure (HR: 3.56, CI [1.79, 7.08]) were independently associated with higher rates of plate removal.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Plate complications are relatively common after MPR. 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