Table 2.

Pre-treatment values of the calculated volume, forearm circumference, and soft tissue measurements

	Affected side (N = 27)	Unaffected side (N = 27)	p
Total limb volume (cm3)	2964.2 ± 323.5	2398.4 ± 182.6	< 0.001*
Circumference on forearm (cm)	28.4 ± 3.1	23.3 ± 2.3	< 0.001*
Soft tissue thickness measures on forearm
Epidermis (mm)	0.041 ± 0.013	0.034 ± 0.008	0.023*
Dermis (mm)	0.24 ± 0.05	0.1 ± 0.022	< 0.001*
Subcutaneous fat (mm)	1.44 ± 0.4	1.01 ± 0.28	< 0.001*

Circumference and soft tissue measurements pertain to a site 10 cm distal to the elbow, and data are presented as mean ± standard deviation

^*Statistically significant difference between the affected and unaffected sides