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Table 1 Patient demographics (VAS, visual analogue scale)

From: First dorsal metacarpal artery flap with dorsal digital nerve with or without dorsal branch of the proper digital nerve produces comparable short-term sensory outcomes

Variable

Preservation group

(n = 57)

Non-preservation group

(n = 80)

p*

Age, yr

34.81 ± 9.06

35.08 ± 11.01

0.880

Sex

  

0.790$

 Male

39 (68.4%)

53 (66.3%)

 

 Female

18 (31.6%)

27 (33.7%)

 

VAS (pain of thumb pulp)

6.16 ± 0.75

6.14 ± 0.76

0.876

Pulp defect, cm

8.15 ± 2.25

8.71 ± 2.48

0.180

Flap size, cm

9.27 ± 2.38

9.84 ± 2.60

0.189

Follow-up time, mo

25.35 ± 4.92

24.53 ± 5.63

0.375

  1. *A value p < 0.05 was set as statistically significant
  2. t test
  3. $Pearson χ2 test