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Description of nature of tendon healing grading system
| Nature of tendon healing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Excellent | 0 | Reestablishment of tendon continuity with smooth epitenon |
| Good | 1 | Apposition of wound margins with regular intratendinous collagen and disorganization of epitenon, but lacking significant adhesions to the epitenon |
| Fair | 2 | Apposition of wound margins with irregular intratendinous collagen, usually interrupted by adhesions to the epitenon |
| Poor | 3 | Complete disruption of repair site by adhesions |
