Review Question - QID 215539

A 37-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department after his autonomous vehicle failed to recognize a deer in the road resulting in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. He was found to have an isolated, open tibial shaft fracture as depicted in Figure A. Antibiotics were promptly given upon arrival and he was taken immediately to the operating room for a thorough debridement with internal stabilization. It is determined that the patient will require a soft tissue flap. When compared to definitive flap coverage <7 days after injury, undergoing definitive flap coverage >7 days after injury is associated with which of the following?