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Perforator Characteristics
| Total No. patients | 100 |
| Total No. thighs | 170 |
| Total No. perforators | 277 (100%) |
| Septocutaneous perforators | 101 (36.46%) |
| Musculocutaneous perforators | 176 (63.54%) |
| Average No. perforators per leg | 1.63 (range, 1–4) |
| Diameter of perforator exit from fascia, mm | 2.53 (SD, 0.50) |
| Median site of perforator exit relative to ASIS-patella distance (n = 22 perforators) | 0.5 |
