Table 1.

Clinical assessment scores for tendon healing modified according to Carlier et al. and Reix [26, 27]

Score	Description
Heat
0	Normal findings
1	Mild increase
2	Moderate increase
3	Severe increase
Pain
0	Normal findings
1	Mild reaction
2	Moderate reaction
3	Severe reaction
Modified clinical score assessment for lameness
0	Normal gait
1	Mild, intermittent lameness or difficult to observe, regardless of surface
2	Mild lameness, intermittent at a walk but consistently present under certain conditions (e.g., hard surface, weight-bearing)
3	Mildly abnormal gait and/or stiff walk
4	Reluctance to move when motivated/sever lameness at a walk
5	No movement or lying down; limb barely touches the ground (minimal weight-bearing or resting limb in flexion posture)
Tendon shape upon palpation
0	Smooth uniform normal thickening
1	Minimal irregularity or slight thickening
2	Notable irregularity
3	severe irregularity with a soft consistency
4	Hard nodular area
Intensifying weight bearing (static examination)
0	Even weight distribution
1	Slight reduction in weight-bearing, slight preference for the opposite limb
2	Notable reduction in weight-bearing, notable preference for the opposite limb
3	Notable offloading of the limb