Does partial expander deflation exacerbate the adverse effects of radiotherapy in two-stage breast reconstruction?

Table 2 Dynamic blood flow analysis in Group II animals at different states of expansion.

Blood Flow (ml/min/100 g)	Start of RT		4 wks. after RT
	Fully inflated (FI) Median (Range) *	Partially deflated (PD) Median (Range) *	Re-inflated (RI) Median (Range) *
Site 1	39 (29-50)^b	73 (61-82)^a	29 (25-36)^b
Site 2	32 (22-40)^b	87 (76-122)^d	12 (7-17)^f
Site 4	51 (41-65)^e	54 (31-66)^e	49 (42-61)^e

*Results in the same row (Friedman test) or column (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test) but with different superscripts differ significantly (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05 respectively)

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