Table 1.

Mean circumferences of the lymphedematous arms between groups: p-values

Location of measurement	Preoperative	1.5 months postoperative	3 months postoperative	6 months postoperative	12 months postoperative	24 months postoperative
Thumb saddle joint	0.190	0.437	0.467	0.306	0.919	0.562
Wrist	0.008	0.731	0.225	0.643	0.500	0.031
Wrist plus 10 cm	0.00004	0.669	0.092	0.395	0.086	0.018
Wrist plus 20 cm	0.000004	0.224	0.006	0.097	0.077	0.023
Wrist plus 30 cm	0.00001	0.400	0.594	0.913	0.574	0.072
Wrist plus 40 cm	0.002	0.441	0.503	0.779	0.738	0.396

The values in italic are values that are statistically significant (p < 0.05)