Research Article

Determination of Spearman Correlation Coefficient to Evaluate the Linear Association of Dermal Collagen and Elastic Fibers in the Perspectives of Skin Injury

Table 3

Summary of dominance pattern of dermal collagen and elastic fiber content at extremity region. : Collagen in horizontal direction; : collagen in vertical direction; : elastic in horizontal direction; : elastic in vertical direction.


Shoulder joint
Wrist
Thigh--
Ankle--
Forearm----

↑: significantly increased content between horizontal and vertical directions.