Table 2:

Histological analysis of DC and St groups

	DC	St	P value
Wound surface area (mm2)
1 week	12.86 ± 9.58	5.88 ± 5.19	0.048
2 weeks	3.8 ± 2.07	1 ± 1.4	0.029
Epidermal thickness (µm)
1 week	1.12 ± 0.1	8.55 ± 1.78	<0.001
2 weeks	7.15 ± 1.45	10.73 ± 2.47	0.015
Colour area % of collagen
1 week	19.03 ± 2.83	22.12 ± 5.99	<0.001
2 weeks	20.89 ± 3.81	24.13 ± 6.46	0.023
Vascular area density (%)
1 week	10.85 ± 2.88	29.29 ± 11.71	0.043
2 weeks	13.49 ± 6.92	32.13 ± 5.03	<0.001
Vessel index (vessels/mm2)
1 week	33 ± 13	51.6 ± 21	0.001
2 weeks	36 ± 11.6	73.7 ± 23.1	<0.001