Parameter | Modified Limberg flap group (1) | Z plasty flap group (2) | P value |
Duration of operation (minutes) | 52 (45 - 70) | 75 (60 - 90) | <0.001 |
First mobilization(day) | 1 (1 - 1) | 2 (1 - 3) | <0.001 |
Painless toilet seating (days) | 1 (1 - 2) | 2 (1 - 3) | <0.001 |
Drain usage | 5.71±2.5 | 7.68±1.9 | 0.346 |
Length of hospital stay (days) | 1.6 (1 - 4) | 3.4 (3 - 7) | <0.001 |
Time return to work | 10 (8 - 15) | 18 (14 - 22) | <0.001 |
Pain VAS score | 2 (1 - 3) | 5 (2 - 6) | <0.001 |
Complete healing time (day) | 16 (14 - 24) | 22 (18 - 28) | <0.001 |
Patient satisfaction score | 3.2 ± 0.66 | 1.9 ± 0.7 | <0.001 |
Follow up (months) | 14 ± 8.6 | 15 ± 7.8 | 0.656 |
Complications -Wound infection -Seroma -Flap oedema -partial flap ischemia -Flap necrosis -Partial wound dehiscence -Total wound dehiscence -Irregular scar formation -Recurrence rate |
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 |
1 2 2 3 0 3 0 4 0 |
0.356 0.590 0.358
0.380
<0.001
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