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