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Table 4 Neovascularisation values at different sites

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

Neovascularisation

(no. of thin vessel walls per high power field)

Group I

Median (Range)*

Group II

Median (Range)*

Control

Median (Range)*

Site 1

19 (16-22)a, A

28 (24-36)b, B

10 (8-13)c, C

Site 2

16 (14-20)e, A

33 (28-36)d, B

12 (9-14)f, C

Site 3

15 (12-19)h, A

29 (25-35)g, B

11 (9-13)c, C

  1. *Results in the same row but with different small case superscripts(Kruskal Wallis test) and results in the same column but with different capital superscripts(Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test) differ significantly. (p < 0.01 and p < 0.05 respectively).