Table 3 Comparison between present study and previous published studies
From: Posterior intercostal flap: an anatomical study and best flap design
Study ID and year of publication | Method of perforators localization | Perforators | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | Location | Length | Diameter | Zone | ||
cm | cm | mm | ||||
Schmidt et al. (2019) [15] | High resolution Ultrasound | 11.10±2.60 | 2.4±1.8 | 0.8±0.8 | 0.7±0.24 | Medial |
Nam et al. (2019) [11] | Cadaveric | 1.65±0.67 | 9.79±2.04 | 4.82±1.07 | ≥2 | Intermediate |
Parasad et al. (2012) [7] | Cadaveric | 6.4 | 11-12 | 4.6±0.4 | 1.85 | Intermediate |
Elzawawy and Kelada (2018) [16] | Cadaveric | M 7.8±1.42 | M 5±0.41 | 10.51±1.58 | 1.85±0.43 | Medial |
Ι 6.1±1.22 | Ι 10±0.86 | 8.24±1.12 | 1.45±0.53 | Intermediate | ||
PLs 7.5±0.62 | PLs 15±1.22 | 6.13±1.21 | 0.81±0.35 | Lateral | ||
LICAPs 3.42±0.83 | LICAPs 15±1.22 | 10.24±1.26 | 1.92±0.64 | Lateral | ||