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Table 2 Distribution of the studied clinical cases according to demographic data, site of the defect, cause of the defect, flap surface area in cm2, donor site closure, operative time in minutes, complications and results

From: “Posterior interosseus artery flap for hand reconstruction: anatomical basis and clinical application”

 

Conventional PIAF (n = 20)

No.

%

Sex

Male

Female

18

2

90.0

10.0

Age (years)

Min. – Max.

Mean ± SD.

Median (IQR)

2.0–45.0

29.80 ± 12.59

30.0 (27.0–39.0)

Site of the defect

1st web space contracture

Hand amputation stump

Dorsum hand

6

4

10

30.0

20.0

50.0

Cause of the defect

Post traumatic contracture

Post burn contracture

Post traumatic defect

6

2

12

30.0

10.0

60.0

Flap surface area in cm2

Min. – Max.

Mean ± SD.

Median (IQR)

16.50–140.0

65.95 ± 35.03

62.50 (40.0–84.0)

Donor site closure

Direct

STSG

10

10

50.0

50.0

Operative time in min.

Min. – Max.

Mean ± SD.

Median (IQR)

88.0–120.0

100.30 ± 9.91

98.50 (93.0–107.0)

Complications

None

Venous congestion

Partial donor graft loss

18

2

0

90.0

10.0

0.0

Results

Excellent

good

Poor

18

0

2

90.0

0.0

10.0