Table I.

Comparison of outcomes between standard graft and dagger-shaped graft groups.

	Standard shaped	Dagger-shaped	p-value
Number of patients	20	23
Hand swelling	55%	13%	< 0.01*
Persistent wrist stiffness	40%	17%	0.099*
Scar infection (skin graft healing)	30%	0%	< 0.01†
Tendon exposure	25%	0%	< 0.01†
Aesthetic outcome (mean value with Stony Brook Scar Evaluation Scale)	2.05 ± 0.83	3.56 ± 0.79	< 0.01‡

^*Chi-square test;

^†Fisher's exact test;

^‡Student's t-test