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Comparison between the incidence of wound complications in the current cohort and other published data.
| Current study | Gaarenstroom et al. [7] | Gould et al. [6] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wound cellulitis | 24.2% (n = 15) | Not studied | 35.4% |
| Wound breakdown | 9.7% (n = 6) | 11% (n = 21) | 19.4% |
| Wound seroma | 12.5% (n = 8) | 27% (n = 50) | 13.1% |
| Wound infection | 3.2% (n = 2) | 27% (n = 51) | Not studied |
| Early lower limb lymphedema formation | 4.8% (n = 3) | 21% (n = 40) | 4.8% |
