Surgical Implications of Asymmetric Distribution of Dermal Collagen and Elastic Fibres in Two Orientations of Skin Samples from Extremities

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of collagen fibre assay between horizontal (C_H) and vertical (C_V) directions from the areas of extremity region of human cadaver.

Area	Horizontal (CH)	Vertical (CV)	Mean 95% CI	value
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Shoulder joint	53.91 (12.3)	49.03 (10.6)	4.88	0.005^*
Wrist	56.12 (12.0)	60.32 (11.2)	−4.19	0.016^*
Ankle	61.61 (7.7)	62.37 (8.1)	−0.75	0.640
Forearm	52.84 (12.2)	52.56 (12.1)	0.28	0.856
Thigh	52.12 (12.3)	52.06 (14.1)	0.06	0.964

Indicates statistically significant difference of content between horizontal and vertical direction ().