Ulcer aetiology | DAY 5 | DAY 8 | DAY 14 | ||||||
Observation | Image J | p-value | Observation | Image J | p-value | Observation | Image J | p-value | |
mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | ||||
Trauma (n = 28) | 92.35 ± 10.64 | 90.44 ± 8.84 | 0.114 | 90.32 ± 12.88 | 88.21 ± 9.44 | 0.135 | 86.14 ± 19.84 | 84.04 ± 18.04 | 0.114 |
Burns (n = 26) | 83.50 ± 11.14 | 81.75 ± 8.78 | 0.399 | 77.42 ± 15.33 | 74.55 ± 10.87 | 0.215 | 74.77 ± 22.83 | 72.54 ± 20.81 | 0.224 |
Cellulitis (n = 6) | 95.17 ± 3.54 | 88.10 ± 8.23 | 0.047 | 77.88 ± 9.91 | 75.60 ± 12.13 | 0.493 | 60.00 ± 35.36 | 64.18 ± 28.51 | 0.340 |
Post ex tumour (n = 5) | 92.80 ± 7.36 | 90.12 ± 10.44 | 0.281 | 86.40 ± 19.40 | 87.30 ± 15.55 | 0.754 | 85.00 ± 23.97 | 78.90 ± 30.42 | 0.154 |
Flap site (n = 3) | 90.00 ± 5.00 | 84.50 ± 5.44 | 0.116 | 83.33 ± 5.77 | 77.70 ± 5.34 | 0.141 | 93.67 ± 3.21 | 87.07 ± 2.10 | 0.014 |
Fascitis (n = 2) | 60.00 ± 14.14 | 47.35 ± 19.59 | 0.188 | 45.00 ± 21.21 | 36.95 ± 9.83 | 0.500 | 25.00 ± 21.21 | 27.50 ± 6.79 | 0.920 |
SSG door site (n = 2) | 96.50 ± 2.12 | 91.45 ± 6.15 | 0.327 | 95.00 ± 7.07 | 97.30 ± 3.82 | 0.500 | 100.00 ± 0.00 | 99.65 ± 0.49 | 0.500 |