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. 2018 Dec 26;16(2):479–485. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13058

Table 1.

Demographic and relevant clinical information

Age (years)

Mean

52.2 (46.2–58.2)

Median

49 (40–63)

Gender

Female

15 (48.4%)

Male

16 (51.6%)

Primary lesion causes

Burn

19 (61.3%)

Trauma/surgery

7 (22.6%)

Infection

5 (16.1%)

Latency period (years)

Mean

42.9 (35.3–50.5)

Median

46 (33–60)

Pre‐ulceration period (years)

>20 years

25 (80.7%)

≤20 years

6 (19.3%)

Post‐ulceration period (months)

Mean

37.5 (7.0–67.9)

Median

6 (2–24)

Ulceration causes

Spontaneous

12 (38.7%)

Trauma

10 (32.3%)

Scratching

5 (16.1%)

Incomplete healing

4 (12.9%)

Scalp areas involved

Top

24 (77.4%)

Occiput

13 (41.9%)

Temple

7 (22.6%)

Scar contracture

Yes

6 (19.4%)

No

25 (80.6%)

Repeated rupture

Yes

7 (22.6%)

No

24 (77.4%)