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

Table 3 Epidermal thickness measurements at different sites.

Epidermal Thickness (μm/pixel)	Group I	Group II	Control
	Median (Range) *	Median (Range) *	Median (Range) *
Site 1	33.4 (28.2-43.3)^a	12.4 (10.8-13.2)^d	15.8 (14.8-16.7)^f
Site 2	25 (18.7-31.3)^b	8.8 (6.4-10.2)^e	15.7 (11.6-17.3)^g
Site 4	19.2 (12.6-20.4)^c	19.7 (16.7-25.6)^c	11.1 (10.4-14.2)^h

*Results in the same row (Kruskal Wallis 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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