Table 1.
Patients and Procedures
| Variable | Value (rate) |
|---|---|
| Patients | 23 |
| Age (y) | 37 ± 13.4 |
| Gender | |
| Women | 8 (35%) |
| Men | 15 (65%) |
| Tobacco use | 11 (48%) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Diabetes | 2 (8%) |
| Hypertension | 1 (4%) |
| Obesity | 3 (13%) |
| Cardiovascular pathology | 1 (4%) |
| Treatment protocol* | |
| Group I: flap + immediate skin graft + NPT | 12 |
| Group II: flap + ADM + NPT and delayed skin graft + NPT | 11 |
| Defect size (cm2) | |
| Group I | 30.8 ± 5.2 |
| Group II | 30 ± 6.4 |
| Flap size (cm2) | |
| Group I | 36 ± 5.3 |
| Group II | 34.3 ± 5.6 |
| Healing time (d) | |
| Group I | 59.6 ± 8.2 |
| Group II | 47 ± 5.8 |
*Debridement and NPT (7–10 days) was performed in both groups before flap harvesting.