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. 2005 Jun 17;15(4):501–505. doi: 10.1007/s00586-005-0962-y

Table 3.

Collagen necrosis

Collagen necrosis score
Experiment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Group 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Group 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Group 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
Group 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

1: small solitary focus of collagen necrosis in epineurium

2: large solitary or multiple small foci of collagen necrosis in epineurium

3: coalescing foci of collagen necrosis in epineurium between nerve fascicles

4: collagen necrosis involving large portions of epineurium and extending to perineurium