Table 3.
Tendons | FS | FA | N | RVC | V | DCS | H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | 0.65 | 0.88 | 0.70 | 0.64 | 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.64 |
Ruptured | 0.70 | 0.89 | 0.71 | 0.61 | 0.74 | 0.65 | 0.68 |
Control | 0.62 | 0.84 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.80 | 0.69 | 0.62 |
1 indicates a perfect match and 0 represents no match
FS fibre structure, FA fibre arrangement, N rounding of the nuclei, RVC regional variations in cellularity, V increased vascularity, DCS decreased collagen stainability, H hyalinisation