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Table 1 The tendon maturing score [17]

From: Effect of a poloxamer-based thermosensitive gel on rotator cuff repair in a rabbit model: a controlled laboratory study

 

1

2

3

4

Cellularity

Marked

Moderate

Mild

Minimal

Fibrocytes

25%

25~50%

50~75%

75%

Vascularity

15 BV/low PF

11~15 BV/low PF

6~10 BV/low PF

6 BV/low PF

Cells parallel

25%

25~50%

50~75%

75%

Fibers parallel

25%

25~50%

50~75%

75%

Fiber diameter

25%

25~50%

50~75%

75%

Insertion histologic findings

C (+), R (−)

C (+), R (+), F (−)

C (+), R (+), F (+), Tidemark (−)

C (+), R (+), F (+), Tidemark (+)

  1. BV blood vessel, PF power field, C continuity, R regularity, F fibrocartilage