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Table 5 Capsule thickness measurements at different sites.

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

Capsule

Thickness (mm/pixel)

Group I

Group II

Control

 

Median (Range) *

Median (Range) *

Median (Range) *

Site 1

0.54 (0.48-0.61)a, A

0.73(0.6-0.86)b, C

0.16 (0.11-0.28)c, E

Site 2

0.22 (0.17-0.26)d, B

1.1 (0.9-1.46)e, D

0.24 (0.18-0.35)d, E

Site 3

0.22 (0.19-0.39)f, B

1.25 (0.89-1.71)g, D

0.21 (0.18-0.28)f, E

  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).