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

Table 2

Descriptive statistics of elastic fibre assay between horizontal (E_H) and vertical (E_V) direction from the areas of extremity region of human cadaver.

Area	Horizontal (EH)	Vertical (EV)	Mean 95% CI	value
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Shoulder joint	10.34 (4.5)	13.07 (5.9)	−2.73	0.011^*
Wrist	6.36 (2.6)	8.20 (3.5)	−1.84	0.014^*
Ankle	5.06 (2.2)	8.14 (4.2)	−3.07	0.001^*
Forearm	14.38 (4.7)	14.28 (6.4)	0.10	0.892
Thigh	14.68 (6.7)	12.32 (5.4)	2.36	0.028^*

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