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Distribution of Tendon Pathologic Scores in control and ruptured Achilles tendons |
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| Variable |
Control tendon (N = 46) |
Ruptured tendon (N = 38) |
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| 0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
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|
|
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| Fiber structure |
19 |
19 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
26 |
| Fiber arrangement |
19 |
19 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
11 |
26 |
| Rounding of the nuclei |
19 |
15 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
34 |
| Regional variations in cellularity |
23 |
12 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
29 |
| Increased vascularity |
26 |
10 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
32 |
| Decreased collagen stainability |
15 |
20 |
10 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
24 |
| Hyalinization |
19 |
21 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
25 |
8 |
| GAG content |
22 |
15 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
26 |
5 |
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a The worst scoring result was used in each situation. | ||||||||
Knobloch Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2008 3:18 doi:10.1186/1749-799X-3-18 |
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