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Table 1 General characteristics of the patients

From: Treatment of volar defects of the finger using dorsal digital–metacarpal flap versus free medial plantar artery flap: a comparative study

Variable

MPAF Group (N = 12)

DDMF Group (N = 12)

P Value

Age(y)

38.4 ± 2.4

39.2 ± 3.8

NS

Sex

  

NS

Male

 8

 10

 

Female

 4

 2

 

Defect site

  

NS

Thumb

3

4

 

Index finger

2

2

 

Middle finger

2

2

 

Ring finger

5

4

 

Nerve defect

N = 6

N = 5

NS

Thumb

0

0

 

Index finger

1

1

 

Middle finger

1

1

 

Ring finger

4

3

 

Defect size (cm2)

3.9 ± 1.9

3.8 ± 1.7

 > 0.005

  1. Data presented as mean ± standard error of the mean or n
  2. MPAF: medial plantar artery flap, DDMF dorsal digital–metacarpal flap, NS not significant
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