Posterior intercostal flap: an anatomical study and best flap design

Table 2 Comparison between medial, intermediate, and lateral zone perforators

Perforator	Medial zone PICAPs	Intermediate zone PICAPs	Lateral zone		P-value
Perforator	Medial zone PICAPs	Intermediate zone PICAPs	PLs	LICAPs
Number	7.81±1.42^a	6.10±1.22^b	7.50±0.62^a	3.42±0.83 ^c	0.011*
Total length	10.51±1.58 ^a	8.24±1.12^b	6.13±1.21^c	10.42±1.26 ^a	0.0136*
Diameter	1.85±0.43 ^a	1.45±0.53^b	0.81±0.35^c	1.92±0.64 ^a	0.042*
Length in skin	6.88±1.50 ^a	5.92±0.93^b	3.81±1.03^c	7.42±1.64 ^a	0.033*

The same small letters indicate that there was no significant difference, while different letters indicate that there was a significant difference. ∗ means significant difference

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