Short-term outcomes and safety of radiotherapy for immediate breast reconstruction with autologous flap transfer following breast-conserving surgery

Table 3 Changes in flap size among all patients

LR	Mean ± SD (cm)	P value	WR	Mean ± SD (cm)	P value	TR	Mean ± SD (cm)	P value
LR₀	0.1202 ± 0.08437	0.004	WR₀	0.1094 ± 0.07072	0.016	TR₀	0.0518 ± 0.03527	< 0.001
LR₁	0.0951 ± 0.01942	0.004	WR₁	0.0924 ± 0.02886	0.016	TR₁	0.0481 ± 0.03759	< 0.001
LR₀	0.1202 ± 0.08437	0.002	WR₀	0.1094 ± 0.07072	0.006	TR₀	0.0518 ± 0.03527	0.036
LR₆	0.0927 ± 0.01839	0.002	WR₆	0.0901 ± 0.01846	0.006	TR₆	0.0495 ± 0.04077	0.036
LR₀	0.1202 ± 0.08437	0.004	WR₀	0.1094 ± 0.07072	0.002	TR₀	0.0518 ± 0.03527	0.017
LR₁₂	0.0946 ± 0.02284	0.004	WR₁₂	0.0871 ± 0.01905	0.002	TR₁₂	0.0489 ± 0.04033	0.017
LR₁	0.0951 ± 0.01942	> 0.05	WR₁	0.0924 ± 0.02886	> 0.05	TR₁	0.0481 ± 0.03759	> 0.05
LR₆	0.0927 ± 0.01839		WR₆	0.0901 ± 0.01846		TR₆	0.0495 ± 0.04077
LR₁₂	0.0946 ± 0.02284		WR₁₂	0.0871 ± 0.01905		TR₁₂	0.0489 ± 0.04033

SD standard deviation, LR reduction in maximum length, WR reduction in maximum width, TR reduction in maximum thickness, LR_0,1,6,12 LR of the flap at the timepoints pre-radiotherapy (RT); 1 month after RT, 6 months after RT, and 12 months after RT, respectively, WR_0,1,6,12 WR of the flap at the timepoints pre-RT, 1 month after RT, 6 months after RT, and 12 months after RT, respectively, TR_0,1,6,12 TR of the flap at the timepoints pre-RT, 1 month after RT, 6 months after RT, and 12 months after RT

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