. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jul 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Hand Surg Am. 2009 Jul–Aug;34(6):1066–1073. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.04.018

Table 1.

Tendon histology grading results (− negative, + low levels, ++ intermediate levels, +++ high levels).

Group	PMN	MONO	MAST	CALC	FOREIGN	FIBROSIS
CTL	−	+	+	−	+	−
MBA	−	++	+++	+	++	+

Key

PMN polymorphonuclear leukocytes

MONO mononuclear cells (histiocytes, lymphocytes, and plasma cells)

MAST mast cells

CALC calcification

FOREIGN foreign body

FIBROSIS fibrosis