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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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