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Table 4 Prevalence and Size of Various Types of Apposition of the Internal Graft-host Interface

From: Malapposition of graft-host interface after penetrating keratoplasty (PK) and deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK): an optical coherence tomography study

Types of apposition

Number of junctions

F (%)

GHT mean (SD), range (μm)

Sm mean (SD), range (μm)

GHT comparison P

Regular-apposition

150

41.7

682.42 (133.89), 470~1450

Step

158

43.9

   

Graft step

122

33.9

658.28 (137.62), 480~1870

198.68 (77.58), 80~680

.074

Host step

36

10.0

662.50 (131.40), 490~1040

236.44 (81.44), 110~480

<.0001

Protrusion

42

11.7

   

Hill

33

9.2

819.09 (120.73), 530~1190

184.24 (50.87), 100~310

<.0001

Tag

9

2.5

696.67 (155.72), 510~1010

234.44 (70.38), 160~380

<.0001

Gape

10

2.8

600 (167.59), 440~910

285 (188.81), 170~800

<.0001

  1. F Frequency of apposition, GHT Mean graft-host touch, SD Standard deviation, Sm Size of malapposition