Table 2.

Number of Cutaneous Perforators in Each Metacarpophalangeal Space and Its Origin Artery

Author	Main Artery	Average Number of CP	Pedicle Length (mm)
Hu et al33	First DMA	3	1.3 ± 0.23
Sherif25	First DMA	4	NS
Liu et al31	Second DMA	6.6	6.38 ± 1.94
Liu et al11	Second DMA	6.4	6.24 ± 1.64
Nanno et al40	Second DMA	2.8	NS
Facchin et al32	Second DMA	4.2	NS
Facchin et al32	Third DMA	2.6	NS
Facchin et al32	Fourth DMA	4	NS
Yoon et al27	Fourth DMA + PCB	1–3 + 2	NS
Yoon et al10	Fourth DMA + PCB	1–3 + 1-2	NS
Raigosa et al39	Fourth DMA + PCB	2–3 + 2	NS
Omokawa et al14	First–fifth DMA	4–8	NS
Valenti et al29	Second–fifth DMA	2–3	NS
Quaba et al30	Second–fourth DMA, PCB	1	NS
Yang & Morris22	Second–fourth DMA, PCB	1–2	NS
Khanfour et al24	DMA (unspecified)	3	5.2 ± 0.7
Beldame et al23	LRA	2	NS

*LRA, longitudinal reticular artery; NS, not stated; PCB, palmar communicating branches.