Table 2. Criteria described by Tang et al.[17] for microscopic evaluation of peritendinous adhesion grading system.

Points features of adhesion
Quantity
0	No apparent adhesions
1	A number of scattered filaments
2	A large number of filaments
3	Countless filaments
Quality
0	No apparent adhesions
1	Regular, elongated, fine, and filamentous
2	Irregular, mixed, shortened, and filamentous
3	Dense, not filamentous
Grading of adhesions
0	None
1-2	Slight
3-4	Moderate
5-6	Severe